Nurse Lev­el 5 — Remu­ner­a­tion Pack­age Range $140,469 — $146,302

Pop­u­la­tion and Pri­ma­ry Health Care 

Wad­eye-port Keats 

Fixed vacan­cy for 2 years 

The posi­tion con­tributes to improv­ing the health and well­be­ing of fam­i­lies liv­ing in remote com­mu­ni­ties in the Top End. The pri­ma­ry objec­tive of this dynam­ic posi­tion is to work in col­lab­o­ra­tion with com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers and the broad­er mul­ti-dis­ci­pli­nary team in the deliv­ery of pre­ven­ta­tive health pro­grams — adult health, mater­nal health, under 5’s, youth & ado­les­cent health and man­age­ment of Chron­ic conditions.

These roles con­tribute to com­mu­ni­ty health action by tar­get­ing and improv­ing health out­comes , pro­mot­ing well­be­ing, treat­ing ill­ness, main­tain­ing health sys­tems and pro­vide edu­ca­tion and train­ing to com­mu­ni­ty based work­ers and junior staff mem­bers. The local Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple are always will­ing and able to pro­vide edu­ca­tion, his­to­ry, and shar­ing of cul­tur­al knowledge. 

This posi­tion offers an excit­ing expe­ri­ence liv­ing and work­ing in remote com­mu­ni­ties in the Top End of Aus­tralia. There are many oppor­tu­ni­ties to enjoy camp­ing, off road tracks and explo­ration of the region. Per­mits are avail­able from the Tra­di­tion­al Own­ers and Local Com­mu­ni­ty Councils.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion please con­tact Tra­cy Porter on 08 8985 8147 or Tracy.​porter@​nt.​gov.​au

Quote vacan­cy num­ber: 16597

Clos­ing date: 26/6/2023

Appli­ca­tions should address the Selec­tion Cri­te­ria. For a copy of the Job Descrip­tion and to apply online please visit 

https://​jobs​.nt​.gov​.au/​H​o​m​e​/​J​o​b​D​e​t​a​i​l​s​?​r​t​f​I​d​=​2​63749

Infor­ma­tion on the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and its great lifestyle is avail­able at https://​north​ern​ter​ri​to​ry​.com/