• We’re one of Australia’s largest providers of Abo­rig­i­nal healthcare.
• Total Remu­ner­a­tion of $275,118 to $319,518 per annum
• Full time employ­ees maybe eli­gi­ble for a Reten­tion Bonus start­ing at $10,000

Join Us in Mak­ing a Mean­ing­ful Impact!

At Miwatj Health, we believe in empow­er­ing com­mu­ni­ties through qual­i­ty health­care. We’re invit­ing Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­ers to join our dynam­ic team, serv­ing Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ties in pic­turesque remote North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry loca­tions includ­ing Nhu­lun­buy, Gun­yan­gara, Yir­rkala, Galiwin’ku, Milingim­bi, Ramingin­ing, and Gapuwiyak.

Work­ing and liv­ing along­side the Yol­ngu peo­ple in East Arn­hem Land is a remark­able oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence the cul­tur­al wealth of Indige­nous Aus­tralia. Their deep-root­ed con­nec­tion to the land, their art, lan­guage, and tra­di­tions all con­tribute to a pro­found sense of cul­tur­al rich­ness that is both enlight­en­ing and hum­bling for those for­tu­nate enough to engage with this vibrant and ancient culture.

Why Choose Miwatj Health?

• Flex­i­bil­i­ty for your lifestyle: We offer a range of posi­tions to suit your needs, includ­ing Full Time, Part Time, FIFO, and fixed-term placements.
• Seam­less relo­ca­tion: Whether you’re already in the region or con­sid­er­ing a move, we pro­vide relo­ca­tion assis­tance to make your tran­si­tion smooth.
• Col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ment: Work along­side exter­nal Health Ser­vice Providers and a ded­i­cat­ed team, fos­ter­ing a net­work of pro­fes­sion­als com­mit­ted to com­mu­ni­ty wellbeing.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Com­pet­i­tive Com­pen­sa­tion: Enjoy a total remu­ner­a­tion of up to:
  • Gove Penin­su­la – Nhu­lun­buy, Yir­rkala and Gunyangara
    • $275,118 pack­age per annum, includ­ing a cash com­po­nent of $240,000, $26,400 super­an­nu­a­tion (11%) and $8,718 not for prof­it salary pack­ag­ing benefit.
      • Galiwin’ku, Gapuwiyak, Malmald­har­ra and Ramingining
    • $319,518 pack­age per annum, includ­ing a cash com­po­nent of $280,000, $30,800 super­an­nu­a­tion (11%) and $8,718 not for prof­it salary pack­ag­ing benefit. 
• Com­pre­hen­sive Leave: Receive annu­al leave with addi­tion­al leave load­ing, Miwatj Annu­al Leave Trav­el Assis­tance, Fares Out Leave, and Com­pas­sion­ate Leave.
• Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment: Access oppor­tu­ni­ties for growth with pro­fes­sion­al and study leave.
• Sup­port­ive Pack­ages: Ben­e­fit from mobile phone and car allowances, hous­ing and util­i­ty pack­ages, and relo­ca­tion and repa­tri­a­tion assistance.
• Reten­tion Bonus: Full-time employ­ees may be eli­gi­ble for a reten­tion bonus, start­ing at $10,000 (sub­ject to eli­gi­bil­i­ty criteria).

About Miwatj Health:

Estab­lished in 1992, Miwatj Health is an inde­pen­dent Abo­rig­i­nal Com­mu­ni­ty-Con­trolled Health Ser­vice ded­i­cat­ed to pro­vid­ing cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate, com­pre­hen­sive pri­ma­ry health­care to over 8,000 remote Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander res­i­dents. Join us in enabling empow­ered, healthy com­mu­ni­ties across the East Arn­hem region.

Essen­tial Requirements:

This role involves work­ing in remote Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ties. All appli­cants must demon­strate a com­mit­ment to Abo­rig­i­nal Com­mu­ni­ty Con­trol, self-deter

mina­tion, and an under­stand­ing of the unique chal­lenges faced by Yolŋu peo­ple in remote set­tings. A cur­rent Reg­is­tra­tion and Prac­tic­ing Cer­tifi­cate as a Med­ical Prac­ti­tion­er through AHPRA is essen­tial, along with exten­sive expe­ri­ence in Gen­er­al Prac­tice and/​or in a rur­al or remote Pri­ma­ry Health Care Setting.

Vac­ci­na­tion & Immu­ni­ty Screening:

Miwatj Health is com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing a safe and healthy work­ing envi­ron­ment for all work­ers and users of its health­care cen­tres. In accor­dance with the Nation­al Health and Med­ical Research Coun­cil (NHM­RC) Guide­lines, Nation­al Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty Health Care Ser­vice Stan­dards, and oth­er local poli­cies, guide­lines and pro­ce­dures, we man­date that all staff abide by our Staff Vac­ci­na­tion and Immu­ni­ty Screen­ing Pol­i­cy (to be sup­plied to all suc­cess­ful candidates).

For more infor­ma­tion regard­ing the Vac­ci­na­tion & Immu­ni­ty Screen­ing require­ments, please con­tact recruitment@​miwatj.​com.​au.

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants must be will­ing to trav­el in small char­ter planes. For more detailed Selec­tion Cri­te­ria and to Apply , please click to view the full Job Descrip­tion at https://miwatj.jobs.subscribe-…

If you’re ready to make a dif­fer­ence and be part of some­thing big­ger, please con­tact the Direc­tor of Med­ical Ser­vices at lou.​sanderson@​miwatj.​com.​au