The Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) is an Indige­nous-focused health work­force spe­cial­ist pro­gram aimed to build and strength­en remote pri­ma­ry health care work­force pri­mar­i­ly in remote and very remote Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ties in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry (NT).

We are com­mit­ted to Indige­nous health and the well­be­ing of Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Peo­ples in remote com­mu­ni­ties. Our 24/7 sup­port, metic­u­lous logis­tics plan­ning, and in-depth under­stand­ing of remote com­mu­ni­ties and cul­tur­al per­spec­tives make us a trust­ed part­ner for HPs seek­ing place­ments in these areas. 

The role is Dar­win based. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Lead­er­ship and Over­sight: Pro­vide lead­er­ship and over­sight to clin­i­cal and non-clin­i­cal employ­ees in RAHC and remote loca­tions, ensur­ing the deliv­ery of high-qual­i­ty health­care services. 
• Clin­i­cal Qual­i­ty Assur­ance: Imple­ment and mon­i­tor clin­i­cal qual­i­ty assur­ance pro­grams to main­tain and enhance the stan­dard of care pro­vid­ed in remote areas. 
• Resource Man­age­ment: Effec­tive­ly man­age resources, includ­ing staffing, equip­ment, and sup­plies, to opti­mise the deliv­ery of health­care ser­vices in chal­leng­ing and remote environments. 
• Train­ing and Devel­op­ment: Devel­op and imple­ment train­ing pro­grams for Health Pro­fes­sion­als in remote loca­tions, focus­ing on con­tin­u­ous pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and adher­ence to best practices. 
• Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment: Fos­ter strong rela­tion­ships with local com­mu­ni­ties, col­lab­o­rat­ing with com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers and organ­i­sa­tions to under­stand unique health­care needs and pro­vide cul­tur­al­ly sen­si­tive care. 
• Reg­u­la­to­ry Com­pli­ance: Ensure com­pli­ance with health­care reg­u­la­tions and stan­dards in both remote and cen­tral office locations. 

To be suc­cess­ful in the role, you will have: 

• Reg­is­tered Nurse, with cur­rent APHRA Registration 
• Ter­tiary health pro­fes­sion­al qualifications 
• Recent clin­i­cal expe­ri­ence as an RN in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry work­ing in Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ties and abil­i­ty to work with Abo­rig­i­nal and/​or Tor­res Strait Islander people. 
• Excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills and abil­i­ty to build rela­tion­ships with Health Pro­fes­sion­als, Inter­nal & Exter­nal Stakeholders 
• Abil­i­ty to trav­el in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and around Australia. 
• Cur­rent Dri­vers Licence and able to dri­ve a 4 Wheel Dri­ve, (4WD) vehi­cle to remote com­mu­ni­ties and stay overnight as required. 

We val­ue diver­si­ty and inclu­sion and active­ly encour­age appli­ca­tions from Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple and those from a diverse cul­tur­al back­ground. We are a vet­er­an-owned busi­ness and we encour­age ADF vet­er­ans, or their part­ners, with appro­pri­ate skills and expe­ri­ence to apply. 

As part of RAHC’s Recruit­ment Plan eli­gi­ble Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander (Abo­rig­i­nal) appli­cants will be grant­ed pri­or­i­ty con­sid­er­a­tion for this vacancy. 

Please apply via appli­ca­tion link: https://engw.fa.ap1.oracleclou… This doc­u­ment has been clas­si­fied as Official.

Note: RAHC reserves the right to appoint to this posi­tion before the clos­ing date of 01 Decem­ber 2023.