Aboriginal Health Practitioner
4 days ago
Aboriginal Health Practitioners Class 3 - Remuneration Package Range $116,621 - $128,077 (including salary $102,893 - $113,001)
Division of Women Children and Youth
Darwin
One ongoing full time vacancy is available
The Paediatric department at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is a high-acuity, multidisciplinary unit delivering specialist care to children across the Northern Territory.
As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provide culturally safe and autonomous Primary Health Care services to adolescence Aboriginal clients in the provision of services, promoting wellbeing and providing health education and training to other health workers and the wider community.
A practitioner at this level must be an experienced and proficient practitioner who has been working as a successful practitioner with the ability to provide comprehensive Indigenous Primary Health Care Practice within the holistic concept and the ability to identify and assess meaningful aspects or principles of care.
Key Duties
- Provide a culturally responsive service in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, develop case management and healthcare plans and support Aboriginal people in complying with their care plan.
- Engage with community members to strengthen community involvement in health service delivery.
- Provide health practice and cultural support to other health professionals to build cultural competence and responsiveness.
- Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, and support of Trainee Aboriginal Health Practitioners to develop competent practitioners.
- In partnership with other health professionals provide health education and promotion programs in a community.
- Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practice and role modelling behaviour.
About you
You'll bring a collaborative, patient-centred approach to care and thrive in a culturally diverse environment. To be successful in this role you will:
- Be registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia with no conditions.
- Successfully completed HLT50213 Diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice; and evidence of maintaining continuous professional development activities.
- Demonstrated local cultural knowledge and exercise cultural respect and safety at the individual and family levels; and ability to provide cultural awareness training to non-local health staff.
The Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package and salary packaging
- Generous leave entitlements and leave bonus
- Professional development allowance and opportunities for professional development to grow your career
- Relocation support
Apply now
Explore the Territory:
- Greater Darwin regional guide
- Top End regional guide
- Join the Territory
- Hear from our doctors
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Mary Noah on 0401 389 437 or mary.noah@nt.gov.au
Quote vacancy number: 15533
Closing date: 10/09/2025
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/Home/Search
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