[EOI] Contract EC135 HEMS Pilots – England

Heli Preflight; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

London’s Air Ambulance is seeking summer contractor pilots for the March–September 2026 period. Pilots will join a high-performing team delivering HEMS across London, with shifts starting early and running into the evening.

Candidates must hold UK CPL(H) + IR, around 1000 flight hours, and be available to commence training in January 2026. EC135 experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• UK CPL(H) + IR with ~1000 flight hours.
• Available to commence training in January 2026.
• EC135 type rating advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Delivering HEMS to the people of London.
• Land and deploy clinical teams to scenes.
• Maintain safety standards during operations.

Skills

Flight hours 1000

CPL(H) + IR

EC135 experience

Education

UK CPL(H) + IR

Tools

EC135 type rating

Job description

HEMS Summer Contractor Pilots

Job title:HEMS Summer Contractor Pilots
Contract: March-September 2026
Hours:Full time
Reports to:Chief Pilot
Location:RAF Northolt / Helipad, The Royal London Hospital, London
Salary: Daily rate

Would you like to work within a high performing and motivated team of pilots, delivering HEMS to the people of London?

Our vision is to bring hope to every one of our patients across London, when they need us most, where they need us most. When patients in London suffer life-threatening traumatic injury, only our teams can provide them with the help they need, performing innovative medical procedures to save lives.

London’s Air Ambulance have a small team of pilots who are dedicated in maintaining high standards of aviation in order to deliver HEMS to the people of London. We have recently changed our fleet to the EC135 T3H modernising our multi-pilot aviation environment.

During the summer, the longer daylight hours allow us to start earlier and end later, running two shifts each day. We are recruiting for summer contractor pilots to help us run our life‑saving service from March-September 2026.Suitable candidates must hold a UK CPL (H) + IR with circa 1000 flight hours and be available to commence training in January 2026.It would be advantageous if you have current or previous EC135 type rating.

Our flights are short and mostly within the busy airspace of London, landing and delivering clinical teams to scene, with safety as our top priority. Where situations allow, once landed and shut down, pilots help clinical crews with logistics and also act as ambassadors for the charity.