About us

The Red Lily Health Board Abo­rig­i­nal Cor­po­ra­tion (RLHB) is a region­al health ser­vice ded­i­cat­ed to empow­er­ing Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple in the West Arn­hem region. With a strong com­mit­ment to com­mu­ni­ty-led health­care, RLHB works to address key health chal­lenges while striv­ing towards a long-term vision of improv­ing health out­comes. Our goal is to estab­lish a region­al, Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty-con­trolled mod­el of ser­vice deliv­ery — one that is cul­tur­al­ly respon­sive, sus­tain­able, and dri­ven by the needs of the peo­ple we serve. 

About Gun­bal­anya:

Locat­ed in the heart of Arn­hem Land, Gun­bal­anya is a vibrant Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty sit­u­at­ed 300km east of Dar­win and 60km north­east of Jabiru, across the scenic East Alli­ga­tor Riv­er. The town is home to a strong and con­nect­ed com­mu­ni­ty with a range of essen­tial ser­vices and facil­i­ties, including:

• A school (pre-school to Year 12)
• Super­mar­ket, ser­vice sta­tion, and con­ve­nience store
• Police sta­tion, crèche facil­i­ties, and aged care services
• Sports and social club, butch­er, and com­mu­ni­ty arts centre
• A com­mu­nal swim­ming pool and sports oval, fos­ter­ing an active and social lifestyle

Gun­bal­anya offers a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to work in a cul­tur­al­ly rich envi­ron­ment, sur­round­ed by breath­tak­ing land­scapes and a strong sense of community. 

Access to Gunbalanya:

• Year-round via air char­ter from Jabiru Airport.
• Dry sea­son (May – Nov): Road access.
• Wet sea­son (Dec – Apr): The riv­er cross­ing at Cahill’s Cross­ing, East Alli­ga­tor Riv­er, is usu­al­ly impassable.

More Infor­ma­tion on the Region­al Coun­cil Site: https://​wes​t​arn​hem​.nt​.gov​.au/o…

About the Role:

This role offers an oppor­tu­ni­ty to lead the Red Lily Clin­i­cal Ser­vices team based in Gun­bal­anya, deliv­er­ing high-qual­i­ty, cul­tur­al­ly safe pri­ma­ry health­care to the local com­mu­ni­ty. Draw­ing on your exten­sive nurs­ing expe­ri­ence, skills, and exper­tise in Abo­rig­i­nal health, you will over­see the day-to-day man­age­ment of a Remote Health Centre.

Suc­cess in this role requires a deep under­stand­ing of the key health chal­lenges affect­ing Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ties, a strong foun­da­tion in Pri­ma­ry Health Care prin­ci­ples, and knowl­edge of the leg­is­la­tion gov­ern­ing remote health prac­tice. This is a chance to make a mean­ing­ful impact, work­ing in part­ner­ship with the com­mu­ni­ty to improve health outcomes.

Ben­e­fits:

• Base Salary up to $139,300 pa
• Oppor­tu­ni­ty for flex­i­ble work­place arrangements
• Penal­ty rates for over­time and call outs + on call allowance
• Fares out of Iso­lat­ed Lands allowance
• Gen­er­ous leave enti­tle­ments (7+ weeks of paid leave, leave load­ing + addi­tion­al leave accruals)
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment leave
• Salary Sac­ri­fice for up to $18,550pa (Not for profit)
• Relo­ca­tion Assistance
• Accom­mo­da­tion pro­vid­ed includ­ing utilities
• Job sta­bil­i­ty and great team cul­ture, work­ing with a friend­ly and sup­port­ive team

In this role, you will:

1. Deliv­er com­pre­hen­sive Pri­ma­ry Health Care (PHC) using a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary approach and endorsed protocols.
2. Main­tain accu­rate doc­u­men­ta­tion and health records to ensure con­ti­nu­ity of care.
3. Pro­vide cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate health edu­ca­tion, sup­port­ing com­mu­ni­ty participation.
4. Sup­port and pro­mote Abo­rig­i­nal Health Prac­ti­tion­ers (AHPs) as pri­ma­ry health­care providers.
5. Engage in ongo­ing edu­ca­tion and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment for self and team.
6. Con­tribute to Qual­i­ty & Safe­ty pro­grams, includ­ing pol­i­cy and pro­to­col development.
7. Par­tic­i­pate in per­for­mance man­age­ment and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment activities.
8. Assist with staff ori­en­ta­tion to sup­port team­work and integration.
9. Sup­port the devel­op­ment and review of the Organ­i­sa­tion­al Plan.
10. Par­tic­i­pate in a 24-hour on-call roster.

Our ide­al candidate:

1. Is a reg­is­tered nurse with AHPRA and holds rel­e­vant post-basic or post grad­u­ate qualifications.
2. Brings exten­sive expe­ri­ence and demon­strat­ed skills in remote area nurs­ing, with an under­stand­ing of the roles with­in a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary pri­ma­ry health care team in Aus­tralian indige­nous communities.
3. Effec­tive­ly inter­acts with peo­ple from diverse cul­tur­al back­grounds, demon­strat­ing a strong grasp of Abo­rig­i­nal health issues, cul­tur­al safe­ty, and health determinants.
4. Pos­sess­es knowl­edge and expe­ri­ence in imple­ment­ing pri­ma­ry health care pro­grams and nav­i­gat­ing rel­e­vant leg­is­la­tion gov­ern­ing remote work practices.
5. Demon­strates a com­mit­ment to qual­i­ty improve­ment, work­place health and safe­ty, research, edu­ca­tion, and pro­fes­sion­al development.
6. Has high­ly devel­oped inter­per­son­al, prob­lem-solv­ing, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and IT skills, and is will­ing to uti­lize health IT systems.
7. Holds (or is eli­gi­ble for) an NT man­u­al driver’s license, police clear­ance, Ochre Card, and Land Coun­cil work permit.
8. Is ready to trav­el to remote com­mu­ni­ties by air and 4WD, reside in a remote set­ting, and par­tic­i­pate in a 24-hour on-call roster.

If this sounds like the per­fect posi­tion for you, please attach a cov­er let­ter with your appli­ca­tion address­ing the essen­tial selec­tion criteria.

Click the apply but­ton now at Health Cen­tre Man­ag­er (Nurse 5), Gun­bal­anya Job at Red Lily Health Board (Abo­rig­i­nal Cor­po­ra­tion) to sub­mit your appli­ca­tion to join our pas­sion­ate team. We hope to work togeth­er for bet­ter Health in West Arn­hem. For more infor­ma­tion on who we are and what we do please go to: https://​redlily​.org​.au.

Role Type

On-site • Per­ma­nent • Full-time • Mid-lev­el Senior

Pay Rate

132300 AUD – 139300 AUD (Annum)