At a glance
- Officer
- medical
Organise care for casualties on the battlefield and lead our medical teams to ensure troops get treated. It’s a role that can take you all over the world.
- £33,183The minimum amount you’ll earn during training
- £39,671Your pay after completing basic trade training
- AgeFrom 17 years & 9 months to 28 years & 11 months
- QualificationsGCSE and UCAS points
On the battlefield, casualties have to be evacuated to get the best medical treatment as soon as possible. As a Medical Support Officer, you'll provide the leadership, healthcare management and planning that this kind of challenge demands. You don’t need any medical qualifications and you won’t be a hands-on medic. Instead, you’ll provide a command and control function, guiding and co-ordinating teams, so they perform at their best – and save lives.
Royal Army Medical Service
The Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS) is responsible for maintaining the health of servicemen and women. The Corps is represented wherever the British Army is deployed, providing medical support to operations, exercises and Adventurous Training expeditions all over the world.
Key Responsibilities
Assist in the delivery of clinical excellence to patients with varied medical needs
Command, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary medical team
Provide medical evacuation advice to Infantry and Armoured Corps commanders
Plan, deliver and maintain medical provision on exercise and on operations
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Regular (full time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 28 years & 11 months
Qualifications:
Minimum of 72 UCAS points.
35 ALIS points at GCSE or Scottish National (Minimum grade C/4 in English, Maths and Science or a Foreign Language).
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 8.07
Training for the role
Step 1
You complete the 44-week Regular Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Step 2
You commission from Sandhurst as a Second Lieutenant and go on to complete the Royal Army Medical Service Entry Officers' Course and the Medical Troop Commanders Course.
Qualifications you could get after training
As a Medical Support Officer you will have considerable opportunity to further your professional development. You may get the opportunity to study Higher Education and University courses in relevant healthcare topics in order to improve your understanding of medical management.
Upon your first posting you will have the opportunity to complete Strategic Medical Planning Courses to add to your professional portfolio.
Pay & benefits
You'll earn £33,183 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £39,671 a year.
How to Apply
Once your online application has been approved, you'll have an interview with a recruiter, who will talk to you about the corps that you would like to join. You'll have the chance to learn more about your chosen corps, although you won't make your final decision until you're in training at Sandhurst.
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