The worker has returned to England for monitoring, according to Public Health England (PHE).
The patient was flown back to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday night and then transferred to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.
The worker's next of kin has been informed, according to PHE.
It is understood the person has probably been exposed to the virus but has not been diagnosed with Ebola nor displaying symptoms.
Officials say the medical evacuation was done as a precautionary measure after the worker was pricked by a needle at the Kerry Town clinic in the West African nation.
There are currently around 600 British military personnel working in Sierra Leone, with Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus stationed in the area.
The clinic was built on the outskirts of the capital Freetown to help treat patients infected by the virus, which has ravaged parts of West Africa.
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