• Nurse Lev­el 5 — Remu­ner­a­tion Pack­age Range $160,157 -$166,812
• East Arn­hem Pop­u­la­tion and Pri­ma­ry Health Care
• Nhu­lun­buy
• One vacan­cy is avail­able, either ongo­ing or fixed 2 years.

Dri­ve clin­i­cal excel­lence across East Arn­hem — lead safe­ty, qual­i­ty, and accred­i­ta­tion in remote health with impact, adven­ture, and pur­pose.

The Role

As the Nurse Man­age­ment Coor­di­na­tor Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty, you will be respon­si­ble for man­ag­ing the clin­i­cal safe­ty, qual­i­ty and accred­i­ta­tion pro­gram for Pop­u­la­tion and Pri­ma­ry Health Care (PPHC) and Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty teams.
You’ll sup­port the ongo­ing sys­tems eval­u­a­tion fos­ter­ing a cul­ture of con­tin­u­ous qual­i­ty improve­ment and assist with inves­ti­ga­tions of seri­ous adverse inci­dents.
You’ll also trav­el to remote areas by 4WD, or by light plane as required.

About you

You’re a strate­gic thinker with a pas­sion for improv­ing health­care out­comes and dri­ving con­tin­u­ous improve­ment. To be suc­cess­ful you’ll have:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia or eli­gi­ble for same.
• Proven advanced clin­i­cal knowl­edge and skills, in Pri­ma­ry Health, or relat­ed area sup­port­ed by strong deci­sion-mak­ing and prob­lem-solv­ing skills
• Proven pro­fi­cien­cy in under­stand­ing and apply­ing pro­fes­sion­al bod­ies of knowl­edge to pro­vide advice and support
• Expe­ri­ence sup­port­ing local/​region­al pol­i­cy devel­op­ment, inter­pret­ing pol­i­cy and prece­dent, and con­tribut­ing to change man­age­ment initiatives.
• Well-devel­oped knowl­edge and under­stand­ing of social and cul­tur­al fac­tors influ­enc­ing the pro­vi­sion of health care

Ongo­ing appoint­ment is sub­ject to attain­ment of Grad­u­ate Diplo­ma, or
equiv­a­lent, beyond entry-to-prac­tice in Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty or Pri­ma­ry Health Care, or relat­ed area.

The Ben­e­fits

• Com­pet­i­tive remu­ner­a­tion package
• Reten­tion bonus 
• Up to $1,724 leave load­ing per year 
• Salary pack­ag­ing
• Accom­mo­da­tion provided 
• Fares Out of Iso­lat­ed Loca­tion –FOIL- 2 per year 
• 12% super­an­nu­a­tion
• Gen­er­ous leave entitlements 
• Relo­ca­tion support 
• Sup­port to grow your career with pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties
  and allowances
• Enjoy sta­ble employ­ment in the NT Government

View the Nurse and mid­wife incentives

Lifestyle and Com­mu­ni­ty
East Arn­hem offers a unique lifestyle sur­round­ed by stun­ning beach­es, rich
cul­ture, and vibrant com­mu­ni­ty spir­it. Based in Nhu­lun­buy — the region’s main
ser­vice hub — you’ll enjoy mod­ern ameni­ties includ­ing schools, health­care,
shop­ping, and sport­ing clubs. With a pop­u­la­tion of around 4,000, Nhu­lun­buy
blends relaxed liv­ing with adven­ture, offer­ing every­thing from wildlife trails to
sail­ing, golf, and art cen­tres. The North­ern Territory’s envi­able work-life bal­ance
means you’ll have time to explore breath­tak­ing land­scapes and con­nect with a
diverse, wel­com­ing community

Explore the Ter­ri­to­ry:

• East Arn­hem region­al guide 
• Groote Eylandt region­al guide
• Join the Territory 

Learn more about us:

• Depart­ment of Health
• Tes­ti­mo­ni­als
• Linked In
• Face­book
• Insta­gram

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion about this vacan­cy please con­tact:
Nao­mi Gal­lagher on 08 8987 0513 | 0408 560 686 or
Naomi.​gallagher@​nt.​gov.​au

Quote vacan­cy num­ber: 29688
Clos­ing date: 18/11/2025

Appli­ca­tions should con­sist of a one page sum­ma­ry sheet, resume / CV and
copies of rel­e­vant qualifications.

For a copy of the Job Descrip­tion or to view career oppor­tu­ni­ties in the
North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment please vis­it
https://​jobs​.nt​.gov​.au/​H​o​me/Jo…