Health Careers & Opportunities in the Northern Territory

If you want your career to go places, join NT Health Top End Region. The challenges and opportunities in health and community care in the Territory are like no other in Australia, from remote Aboriginal health to tropical health and urban tertiary care. Continued investments in Aboriginal health, remote health, acute care and community services offer many opportunities for health professionals who want to be part of making a difference.

NT Health

Resident Medical Officer MO2 – MO3. Remuneration Package Range $91,524 - $112,854 (comprising salary $91,319  - $97,432, superannuation, leave loading and the value of 2 weeks extra recreation leave) In addition to the above packages; professional development and salary sacrifice provisions

Senior Resident Medical Officer MO4 - MO5. Remuneration Package Range $119,597 - $125,644 (comprising salary $103,336 - $108,630, superannuation, leave loading and the value of 2 weeks extra recreation leave) In addition to the above packages; professional development and salary sacrifice provisions

Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospital, Medical Services

Darwin

Fixed from 06/02/2023 to 04/02/2024

Several vacancies are available

NT Health is looking to fill Resident Medical Officer and Senior Resident Medical Officer Positions primarily at Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals. Also there may be rotations in Katherine Hospital or Gove District Hospital. 

NT Health is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive public health services for the Top End region of the Northern Territory (NT), which consists of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Palmerston Regional Hospital (PRH), Gove District Hospital and Katherine Hospital, Top End Mental Health Service (TEMHS) and Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) Services. Additionally, the Primary Health Branch provides primary health services to both urban and remote communities throughout the NT. RDH is a 367 bed main tertiary referral hospital within the region and offers a broad range of services in all specialty areas to the Darwin urban population as well and serves as a referral centre to the Top End of the NT, Western Australia and South-East Asia. RDH is the largest teaching hospital in the NT and is also recognised as Australia's National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC).

What can we offer you?

• Work that is varied, interesting and challenging and supported by a multidisciplinary team-based care 
• Exposure to a broad range of clinical medicine including Aboriginal health care, rural/remote, tropical medicine and infectious diseases
• A culture that provides support, and a commitment  to RMO wellbeing, education and training
• Competitive employment conditions and a 6 week + annual leave package
• Access to generous salary packaging benefits

Areas available in NT Health for RMO rotations.

• General Medicine and specialty medicine terms including Cardiology, Renal, Haematology, Oncology, Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine 
• General Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties including, Vascular/Urology, Plastics, MFU, ENT, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic and Orthopaedics
• Critical care including Emergency Medicine, ED Certificate, ICU and Anaesthetics
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology including Women’s Health certificate and DRANZCOG
• Psychiatry
• Rotations offered to Gove, Katherine and Palmerston Hospitals and Remote Communities.

If you are interested in Aboriginal health, show initiative, are passionate about developing your clinical skills and love a challenge, this position is for you!

As well as a great work opportunity, if you considered the NT lifestyle. With virtually no winter, you’ll be able to enjoy the Top End’s outdoor lifestyle all year round, with markets, movies under the stars, fiery sunsets over the water, great fishing and easy weekend trips to Kakadu, Katherine Gorge and South East Asia.

For further information on the above position please get in touch with Prevocational Medical Workforce on 08 8944 8212 or email RDHJMOWorkforce.DOH@nt.gov.au

Closing date: 17/07/2022

Applications should address the Selection Criteria.

For a copy of the Job Description and to apply online please click the apply button.