Project Nurse/Paramedic

Job title: Project Paramedic / Nurse

Employer: World Extreme Medicine (WEM)

Contract: Fixed-term, on-location placement within the production window 15 February – 9 July 2027. Four positions are currently being recruited:

• 15 February – 9 July 2027 (approx. 21 weeks)
• 15 March – 7 July 2027 (approx. 16 weeks)
• 31 March – 5 July 2027 (approx. 14 weeks)
• 17 April – 30 June 2027 (approx. 11 weeks)

Please indicate in your application which window(s) you’re available for; we will prioritise longer-term availability, though shorter windows/contracts remain available and will still be considered.

Location: A remote island location in the South Pacific (exact location confirmed to successful candidates ahead of deployment; WEM is contracted to a television production and cannot disclose the production or partner names at the advertising stage)

Reports to: Clinic Manager for day-to-day operational and rota matters, with clinical line management from the Project Medical Director

WEM is contracted to provide emergency medical and rescue support to a television production filmed on a remote South Pacific island. We’re recruiting Project Paramedics/Nurses to provide direct clinical cover for cast, crew and local staff on location, working alongside the Medical Director, fellow doctors, paramedics and nursing staff. This is a clinical role: it does not include clinic management, rota management or supply/stock responsibility, which sit with the Clinic Manager.

This is a hands-on clinical role in a genuinely remote, resource-limited setting. You’ll be part of a small multidisciplinary medical team providing cover for cast, crew and local staff, with no permanent hospital nearby and evacuation as the fallback for anything beyond the clinic’s capability.

Key responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to cast, crew and local staff, both within the on-location clinic and out on set/location as part of the wider medical/rescue response, within your professional scope of practice
• Deliver emergency and pre-hospital/remote medical care, including assessment, stabilisation and ongoing management of trauma, in a resource-limited, remote environment
• Work as part of the on-call rota, providing overnight and out-of-hours cover in rotation with the rest of the clinical team
• Exercise sound clinical judgement and decision-making within scope of practice, working either independently or in collaboration with the Medical Director and other clinicians as the situation requires
• Support the wider medical/rescue response for the production, which may require carrying a response bag over rough terrain
• Support production medical screening procedures for cast/contestants as directed by the Medical Director
• Maintain accurate clinical records using the clinic’s electronic patient record system, in line with GDPR and clinical governance requirements
• Work closely with the Clinic Manager, doctors and fellow paramedics/nurses as part of a close, high-functioning multidisciplinary team, demonstrating strong CRM and communication skills under pressure
• Liaise with local medical and evacuation providers as directed by the Medical Director, supporting transfer and retrieval arrangements where required
• Accompany medevac transfers, including internationally, when directed by the Medical Director; expect frequent boat travel between locations, at times in open water
• Uphold professional and behavioural standards within the clinical team and wider medical/rescue group, role-modelling professionalism in a close-knit, high-pressure location
• Support colleagues and contribute to a positive, resilient team culture in an isolated setting
• Maintain strict confidentiality in line with the production’s non-disclosure requirements

Person specification

Domain	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Full registration/licence to practise as a Paramedic (e.g. HCPC-registered, or home-country equivalent) or as a Registered Nurse (NMC-registered for UK nurses, or home-country equivalent), in good standing, with no restrictions or conditions on practice and no history of suspension or revocation; in-date Advanced Life Support certification (ALS/ACLS)	Trauma-specific certificate or demonstrable trauma management experience (e.g. ATLS, PHTLS); recognised pre-hospital medicine qualification (e.g. Dip IMC RCSEd, DipRTM, FPHC); APLS; additional relevant qualifications (e.g. MSc Extreme Medicine)
Experience	Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification clinical experience	Demonstrable pre-hospital and/or remote/expedition medicine experience; emergency medicine or critical care experience; experience of transfer and retrieval medicine; hospital-trained nursing experience (for nurse applicants)
Knowledge	Working knowledge of emergency and trauma management in a resource-limited, remote setting; awareness of medical screening and clinical governance requirements for TV/film production medicine	Familiarity with patient monitors and basic rescue equipment (e.g. scoop, basket and vacuum stretchers); knowledge of transfer and retrieval medicine
Skills	Excellent CRM (crew/crisis resource management) and teamworking skills; sound, confident clinical decision-making within scope of practice, able to work alone or as part of a team; clear, accurate clinical record-keeping	Report writing and interdepartmental working; IT skills including electronic patient record and stock/inventory systems
Other	Physically fit, able to carry a response bag in rough terrain; willing to work a flexible on-call rota including overnight cover across a rotational placement; clear DBS check or local equivalent; comfortable with frequent boat travel and willing to accompany medevacs internationally where required	—

 

Working pattern and terms

Contract dates: Four positions currently being recruited, each within the window 1 February – 12 July 2027:

• 15 February – 9 July 2027 (approx. 21 weeks)
• 15 March – 7 July 2027 (approx. 16 weeks)
• 31 March – 5 July 2027 (approx. 14 weeks)
• 17 April – 30 June 2027 (approx. 11 weeks)

Pay: US$1,649 per week (paid in GBP equivalent), plus travel pay

Reporting line: Clinic Manager (day-to-day), Project Medical Director (clinical)

On-call: Overnight and out-of-hours on-call cover required as part of the wider clinical rota. On-call demand is likely to be higher when the clinical team is at its smallest, or when covering for a colleague away on medevac. Candidates should be comfortable working flexibly and adapting to on-call demands as the needs of the production change.

Location and living conditions: Based at the production’s on-location base camp on a remote South Pacific island. Expect basic, shared accommodation and facilities typical of a remote production location, along with frequent boat transfers between locations (at times in open water) and the possibility of accompanying medevacs internationally; travel, accommodation and subsistence arrangements will be confirmed with the successful candidate in line with WEM’s standard contractor terms

Contracting basis: Engaged as WEM personnel/contractor for the duration of the rotation; not an employee of the production company or broadcaster

Insurance cover: WEM holds medical malpractice and professional indemnity insurance covering all its workers on this contract, including Project Paramedics/Nurses.

Confidentiality: The role requires signing WEM’s and the production’s Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreement, and a Certificate of Engagement, ahead of deployment; candidates should not discuss the production, its location or its partners publicly at any stage of the application or engagement

How to apply

Applications are made via a single Typeform questionnaire. Applicants will need their professional registration details (governing body, registration number, year of registration) to hand in order to complete it. A CV and a covering letter (max one side of A4) must be uploaded at the end of the questionnaire, setting out your relevant trauma, pre-hospital and remote medicine experience and availability across the contract period.

Application deadline: Friday 23 October 2026, 17:00 (BST/UTC+1)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview with the Project Medical Director and Clinic Manager. Please note this role is advertised as supporting an international television production; further detail on the exact location and production will only be shared with candidates progressing to interview, and only once confidentiality undertakings are in place.

Interview timeline: Vetting interviews will be completed by Friday 23 October 2026, with final interviews shortly after.

Applications are only accepted via the Typeform questionnaire below — we are not taking applications by any other route.

Apply here: https://p0bywuutoce.typeform.com/to/fBtEIOv0