Co-pilot AW169 on EMS/SAR missions across New Zealand, ensuring safe, timely patient transport

AW169 IFR NVIS EMS/SAR Copilot – New Zealand

Co-Pilot/ Crew

Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

Location: Auckland Papakura & Franklin

Work Type: Full Time

Reports to: Flight Operations Manager or Nominee

Key Relationships: Pilot in Command, ACO's paramedics, doctors and management.

VISION and Values:

The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) provides a professional, efficient, emergency air ambulance, search and rescue service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Purpose of position:

The PIC is a key member of a close-knit team of helicopter crew, Co-pilots, ACO's, doctors and ICPs providing front line, SAR, pre-hospital care and medical retrieval for sick and injured people in a rotary wing aeromedical setting.

Key Performance Areas:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

  • Professionalism
  • Honesty
  • Commitment to excellence and continual self improvement
  • Sound Aviation experience in a wide range of helicopter operations
  • Highly respected in his field by his peers and the team
  • Works to improve procedures, process, aims for worlds best practice.
  • has a high standard of skills and keeps improving.

Non –Flying

  • helps out with PR events and opportunities to promote or represent ARHT
  • mentor to new members of the team
  • enthusiastically supports our non operational team

Non – flying

  • can be relied up to represent ARHT in good stead
  • comes across respectful, knowledgeable and ethically responsible.
  • reliable, punctual, efficient, honest and dependable.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

This section sets out the previous experience, technical abilities, and professional qualifications required to perform the role.

ESSENTIAL

GOOD TO HAVE

  • NZ CPL (H) license and current medical
  • Minimum of 1000 hours aviation time or as approved by FOM
  • NVIS experience as approved by FOM and TM
  • Winch experience as approved by the FOM and TM
  • skills include good standard of numeracy, literacy and IT
  • Experience on glass cockpit helicopters (TEA)
  • NZ Instrument rating or equivalent
  • PBN experience
  • Experience on Leonardo type helicopters
  • EMS experience

KEY BEHAVIOURS:

  • Professional approach to helicopter EMS operations
  • Leadership qualities in order to manage a multi discipline helicopter operation
  • Commitment to team work
  • Sound decision making processes
  • Effectively communicates with all members of the crew, administration personnel and management.
  • Participates in any PR, marketing, promotional or education activity.
  • Performs projects or tasks as assigned which are appropriate to the role to a high standard and in a reasonable time frame.
  • Participates in staff meetings and training as required.
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