• Nurse Lev­el 6 Remu­ner­a­tion Pack­age Range $170,064 — $176,799 (includ­ing salary $145,403 — $152,747) + Gen­er­ous allowances!
• East Arn­hem Pop­u­la­tion Health Services 
• Fixed for 24 months 
• Groote Eylandt, North­ern Territory

• Are you a Nurse leader in com­plex care and rheumat­ic heart disease?
• Ready to live and work on Australia’s third largest island?
• Join us and be part of a com­mu­ni­ty where you can see the dif­fer­ence you make. 

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. 

As the Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er, you will be respon­si­ble for over­see­ing and man­ag­ing the Rheumat­ic Heart Dis­ease (RHD) pro­gram on the four com­mu­ni­ties in the Groote Eylandt Arch­i­pel­ago, requir­ing close col­lab­o­ra­tion with the RHD unit in Dar­win as well as agen­cies such as NT Cardiac. 

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. 

To be suc­cess­ful, you will have:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia with endorse­ment as a nurse practitioner.
• Suc­cess­ful­ly com­plet­ed an NMBA-approved Master’s pro­gram of study lead­ing to endorse­ment as a nurse prac­ti­tion­er, or a pro­gram deter­mined sub­stan­tial­ly equiv­a­lent by NMBA.
• A post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tion at Aus­tralian Qual­i­fi­ca­tions Frame­work Lev­el 8 in a rel­e­vant clin­i­cal field.

The ben­e­fits

• Great career and lifestyle opportunities
• Com­pet­i­tive wages and salary packaging
• 6 weeks annu­al leave
• 3 weeks per­son­al leave
• 11.5% 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.

View the Nurse and mid­wife incentives 

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. 

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion about this vacan­cy please con­tact: Trevor Marks on 0428 013 869 or Trevor.​marks@​nt.​gov.​au

Quote vacan­cy num­ber: 43106

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…

Clos­es 7/5/2025.