Line Pilot

Position: Line Pilot
Location: Stokenchurch
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: Up to 12-hour shifts - 4 On/ 4 Off roster
Salary: £80,325

About Them

Our client is one of the UK s leading air ambulance charities. They re here for people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire when they need them most. Bringing hospital-level care by land and air.

They exist to give everybody in their community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. Their mission is to do everything in their power to protect, save and revive lives, with the best critical care at the scene and beyond.

Their charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support, and encourage everyone to be their best. As an innovative charity, they are continually developing and pushing the boundaries of patient care. All their staff live their values: they care no matter what, they go above and beyond, they do the right thing and together.

The role

The role will include flying single-pilot HEMS operations on our EC135 helicopter normally with a 2-person Critical Care Team, based at RAF Benson. Duties will include shifts, training and office duties, based on a 4 On/4 Off pattern. Further details are included in the Job Description.

HEMS Pilot roles are extremely demanding and, by regulation, require high levels of experience and the levels of independence and responsibility require the highest calibre of piloting, decision making, teamwork and captaincy skills. Their successful candidate will have all these qualities and more; they will also be highly committed to the wider aspects of the role representing them to the public in the field , supporting their clinical colleagues, and assisting the fundraising and publicity activities of the Charity

About you

Working for the charity in the Operations Division is a job like no other. With a wide range of situations to be managed and a clear importance on visible leadership, this role is essential in strengthening the organisation s operational capability and therefore their ability to help patients wherever and whenever they need it.

The successful applicant will join in sufficient time to be line qualified in September 2026.
If this role sounds like it s for you, they would love you to apply!

In return they offer a competitive salary and great staff benefits such as.

• 267 hours of annual leave, rising to 307 hours after five years service.
• Holiday Trading (Buy/Sell up to 5 days, pro rata for PT)
• Free annual Flu Vaccination
• Option to purchase a Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Successful appointment to this post maybe subject to a DBS check

Vacancy Closing Date: Monday 2nd March 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing 16 March 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly

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