Nurse Practitioner Candidate / Nurse Practitioner - Complex Chronic Conditions

Nursing

Posted: 16 Sep 2025

Location: East Arnhem NT

An amazing opportunity is available within the East Arnhem Population Primary Health Care team to work as part of a multidisciplinary health team and engage closely with other service providers.

  • Nurse Lev­el 5 — Remu­ner­a­tion Pack­age Range $160,157 — $166,812 (includ­ing salary $136,235 — $143,391)
  • Nurse Lev­el 6 – Remu­ner­a­tion Pack­age Range $175,892 — $182,860 (includ­ing salary $149,765 — $157,329)
  • Angu­rugu Health Cen­tre
  • Two ongoing/​fixed vacan­cies are avail­able for up to 2 years, work­ing in Angu­rugu and Umbakum­ba. Selec­tion will be made at the N5 or N6 lev­el depend­ing on the experience/​qualifications of the suc­cess­ful applicant.

As the Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er Can­di­date / Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er, you will be respon­si­ble for over­see­ing and man­ag­ing com­plex chron­ic con­di­tion pro­grams the Groote Eylandt Archipelago. 

You will work close­ly with the Remote Area Clin­ic staff includ­ing Remote Area Nurs­es, Clin­ic Man­agers and Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­ers to pro­vide a proac­tive and pre­ven­ta­tive approach to ser­vice deliv­ery in this high pri­or­i­ty program. 

The benefits

  • Great career and lifestyle opportunities 
  • Com­pet­i­tive wages and salary packaging 
  • 6 weeks annu­al leave 
  • 3 weeks per­son­al leave 
  • 12% super­an­nu­a­tion
  • Fares out of iso­lat­ed loca­tion (FOIL) 3 per year 
  • Fur­nished accom­mo­da­tion supplied.
  • Uplift at begin­ning and end of con­tract • Freight allowances

Hous­ing for this posi­tion is based in Alyan­gu­la, Groote Eylandt (Australia’s third largest Island) which has a pop­u­la­tion of approx. 1,500. It has all essen­tial ser­vices includ­ing a school, a pri­ma­ry health care clin­ic, shop­ping com­plex, child­care cen­tres, recre­ation club, nine-hole golf course and sport­ing facil­i­ties. Please note: Hous­ing may be in Nhu­lun­buy and fre­quent trav­el to Groote Eylandt may be required.

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Lifestyle and com­mu­nity

Alyan­gu­la is a fan­tas­tic place to live, learn and work. It is known for its pris­tine nat­ur­al and marine envi­ron­ment, spec­tac­u­lar scenery, Abo­rig­i­nal art and cul­ture. Groote Eylandt (north​ern​ter​ri​to​ry​.com)

Groote Eylandt is in the East Arn­hem region — known for its beau­ti­ful beach­es, amaz­ing cul­ture, relaxed lifestyle, and invig­o­rat­ing wildlife trails.

The North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry offers an envi­able lifestyle and work-life bal­ance that allows you time to explore pic­turesque land­scapes and cul­tur­al­ly sig­nif­i­cant sites, enjoy the array of food, arts and cul­ture. The Ter­ri­to­ry is a rich melt­ing pot of cul­tures with a strong com­mu­ni­ty spir­it, mak­ing it a great place to live, work and make new friends.

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For fur­ther infor­ma­tion about this vacan­cy please con­tact:
Nao­mi Gal­lagher on 08 8987 0513 or Naomi.​Gallagher@​nt.​gov.​au
Quote vacan­cy num­ber: 2497 

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/Se…