Senior Legal Support Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Legal Services

Job title Senior Legal Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 6

Job type Full time Duration Fixed From 15/12/2025 to 27/11/2026

Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Darwin

Position number 475 RTF Closing 03/11/2025

Contact officer Kristin Prakash on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide legal support, proactive and timely research, analysis and advice to the Director, Legal Services and the day-to-day

management and supervision of the Legal Services unit.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide leadership and overall supervision of the Legal Services administrative staff to ensure the coordination and timely flow

of emails, advice, legal requests, ministerial, internal and external stakeholder correspondence.

2. Research, analyse, and prepare advice and recommendations for consideration by the Director, Legal Services

3. Prepare ministerial briefs, memorandums and cabinet comments for consideration by the Director, Chief Health Officer, Chief

Executive Officer, the Minister and Division Heads.

4. Assist NT Health staff to prepare statutory declarations, including advising on the procedures for witnesses attending Court.

5. Develop and deliver training programs and presentations on legal health related matters to relevant stakeholders.

1. Prepare statutory instruments for health stakeholders including drafting instructions for Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
2. Assist with the Department's Motor Vehicle Accident claims and produce documents under summonses, subpoenas, warrants,

information requests, notices to produce and assist the team in preparation for litigated and coronial matters.

8. 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.

9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Formal education, training or relevant experience in a legal or related field.

1. Sound working knowledge and proven ability to interpret and apply Northern Territory legislation relevant to the health system.

2. Proven ability to work within a small team, exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, demonstrate analytical and problem-

solving skills with an ability to identify issues and make appropriate decisions.

1. Demonstrated experience in preparing statutory instruments, high level ministerial briefs, memorandums, submissions, power

point presentations and legal correspondence.

1. Demonstrated ability to work with initiative and minimal supervision, be self-motivated, with the ability to develop and maintain

relationships with NT Health professionals, lawyers and other internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner in

both written and oral forms.

1. Demonstrated efficiency in the use of computer systems including word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations,

record management, database and government business systems.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications, training or relevant experience in a legal or related field.

2. A knowledge of the Department and its functions and services provided.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A

criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.