Nurse Management Coordinator

Job Description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Emergency Medicine

Job title Nurse Management Coordinator - Operations Designation Nurse Level 5

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 2 years

Salary $136,235 - $143,391 Location Darwin

Position number 28649 RTF Closing 24/11/2025

Contact officer Tammy Ellis on or

About the agency

Apply online

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 sound professional advice critical in dealing with significant issues related to assessment, planning, review, evaluation, and

coordination of service delivery in defined practice area.

Context statement

The Division of Emergency Medicine runs a single service multi-campus model across Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Hospitals

Emergency Departments. The role is responsible for operationally leading the clinical teams each day by supporting patient flow and

coordinating staffing. Additional responsibilities include rostering, leading quality improvement activities regarding patient flow and linking

team members with professional development pathways within the Division.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide contemporary human, material, and financial resource management for defined area of practice.

1. Support delivery of excellence in nursing/midwifery care by modelling advanced knowledge, skills, and behaviours for the provision of

client care and facilitating less experienced staff to develop appropriate skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes.

3. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues

1. 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.

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

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same.

2. Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and management skills in an area of nursing/midwifery relating to this vacancy, supporting

well-developed decision-making and problem solving to enable delivery of high-quality clinical services.

3. Demonstrated experience with operational planning and proficient management of human, material, and financial resources to support

operational effectiveness and attainment of organisational objectives.

4. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment, modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of

healthcare consumers and staff.

5. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists

and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.

6. Demonstrates and applies well-developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities

that influence health care provision for individuals and groups.

Desirable

1. Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.

Further information

Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty.

The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal

history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This role carries specific

immunisation requirements. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation requirements associated with

Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact for

further information.

Approved: March 2025 Adjunct Associate Professor Kellie Wilton, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

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Job Description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Emergency Medicine

Job title Nurse Management Coordinator - Operations Designation Nurse Level 5

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $136,235 - $143,391 Location Darwin

Position number 28649 RTF Closing 24/11/2025

Contact officer Tammy Ellis on or

About the agency

Apply online

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 sound professional advice critical in dealing with significant issues related to assessment, planning, review, evaluation, and

coordination of service delivery in defined practice area.

Context statement

The Division of Emergency Medicine runs a single service multi-campus model across Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Hospitals

Emergency Departments. The role is responsible for operationally leading the clinical teams each day by supporting patient flow and

coordinating staffing. Additional responsibilities include rostering, leading quality improvement activities regarding patient flow and linking

team members with professional development pathways within the Division.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide contemporary human, material, and financial resource management for defined area of practice.

1. Support delivery of excellence in nursing/midwifery care by modelling advanced knowledge, skills, and behaviours for the provision of

client care and facilitating less experienced staff to develop appropriate skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes.

3. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues

1. 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.

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

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same.

2. Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.

3. Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and management skills in an area of nursing/midwifery relating to this vacancy, supporting

well-developed decision-making and problem solving to enable delivery of high-quality clinical services.

4. Demonstrated experience with operational planning and proficient management of human, material, and financial resources to support

operational effectiveness and attainment of organisational objectives.

5. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment, modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of

healthcare consumers and staff.

6. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists

and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.

7. Demonstrates and applies well-developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities

that influence health care provision for individuals and groups.

Further information

Ongoing appointment is subject to possession of Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty.

The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal

history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This role carries specific

immunisation requirements. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation requirements associated with

Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact for

further information.