Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner Specialist

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Community Palliative Care

Job title Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner Designation Aboriginal Health Practitioners Class 4

Specialist - Palliative Care

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $116,392 - $120,252 Location Alice Springs

Position number 24359 RTF Closing 16/10/2025

Contact officer Ann Ryan, Nurse Management Consultant 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.

This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

As a Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner, coordinate and manage culturally safe and responsive specialist palliative health care

program including promoting holistic health and wellbeing, and local decision making in healthcare for individuals, families and

communities.

Context statement

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner classification level AHP4 [specialist] is a senior, experienced and proficient practitioner who is

coordinating and managing specialist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care program. Note holistic health care

services encompass the physical, mental, social and emotional, environmental and spiritual health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Note this position will be located within the Community palliative care unit in Alice

Springs hospital

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Influence and manage culturally safe and responsive palliative care healthcare programs and service, including decision-making

in health care services to achieve better health outcome across the community.

2. Contribute to the development and delivery of education and training for primary and secondary health providers.

3. Provide supervision and support to new graduates and trainees; including maintaining professional boundaries and

confidentiality during all supervision activities; and reinforcing reflective professional practice.

1. Provide practice and cultural support to other health professionals to build cultural competence.
2. 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.

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

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Current registration with Ahpra as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner.

2. Minimum AQF level 6 as per NTPS Aboriginal Health Practitioner Enterprise Agreement and/or learning agreement.

3. Proven experience Community Palliative Care employed as a registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health

Practitioner in managing programs and solving problems across the community level.

4. Demonstrated experience providing support and wellbeing to Aboriginal health practitioners including providing feedback

and contributing to practice improvements.

5. Demonstrated local Aboriginal cultural knowledge and respect as a senior practitioner with the ability to identify and work with

local traditional health practices and effectively communicate and engage with the community to plan, organise and evaluate

primary health care programs.

Further information

The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to provide all essential documents outlined above prior to being

appointed to this position. This includes confirmation of Ahpra registration, qualifications, current working with children clearance

notice (Ochre Card) and undergo a criminal history check. Note a driver's license and a criminal history will not exclude an applicant

from this position unless it is relevant and/or essential to the position. This role carries specific immunisation requirements. For

immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood

or body substances) – Ann Ryan Nurse Unit Manager Palliative Care Alice Springs.