Originally Posted by
Bravo73
The VFR reference was to the NPAS (Police) job. The Babcock P1 job requires an ATPL(H) (which presumes the holder has an IR).
You can have an ATPL(H) without an IR, but I don’t know of any HEMS operators who are not mandating an IR in their recruitment as almost all aircraft used in HEMS are IFR certified, and crews are expected to be able to use that equipment if required.