Nurse Level 7 Remuneration Package ($184,458 - $191,012) Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Fixed vacancy in Darwin available for 3 years
As the lead Midwifery Advisor working within the Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer of NT Health, your primary objective is to provide strategic and operational advice to influence contemporary midwifery practice across multiple regions of the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory isn't just Australia's most breathtaking and unique place to visit - it's also the perfect place to raise a family, accelerate your career and experience a culture rich in Aboriginal history. Whether you're coming all the way from overseas or moving from within Australia, you'll need to know all the best spots in the Territory - from the city of Darwin to the quiet beauty of our remote communities.
The Northern Territory offers supportive workplaces, multicultural communities, a real sense of adventure, and the opportunity to fast-track your career.
This role provides strategic direction and policy advice for the midwifery profession to the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, NT Health, and the Minister for Health. It involves innovative and flexible critical thinking to support midwifery initiatives and achieve key outcomes within the NT Health Nursing and Midwifery Plan.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and collaborate on service development, review, and evaluation, ensuring alignment with professional standards and policies, and supporting operational effectiveness and safe healthcare delivery. Ensure the delivery of consistent nursing/midwifery services across various practice areas. Advocate for and represent the nursing/midwifery profession within NT Health. Demonstrate and uphold NT Health values (safe, responsive, kind) in all interactions. Adhere to service quality standards and work health and safety policies to maintain high-quality, safe services and workplaces. Promote a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership and behaviour modelling.
To be successful you will need highly developed knowledge and consolidated experience in midwifery models of care, as well as senior leadership. Demonstrated ability in policy development, strategic planning, leadership and change management are desirable. Tertiary qualifications at Master's level and membership to the professional body would be well received. For further information about this vacancy please contact: Cheryl MacDonald on 08 8922 6881 or
Quote vacancy number: 2038
Closing date: 11.06.2024
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
The key focus of the Department of Health is to achieve the best health and wellbeing for all Territorians through the development, management and performance of the public health system.
The Department of Health is responsible for strategic leadership and funding; system-wide policy development and planning; and system governance, performance and accountability.
The Chief Executive Officer of the department is the accountable officer with Territory-wide responsibility.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
The key focus of the Department of Health is to achieve the best health and wellbeing for all Territorians through the development, management and performance of the public health system.
The Department of Health is responsible for strategic leadership and funding; system-wide policy development and planning; and system governance, performance and accountability.
The Chief Executive Officer of the department is the accountable officer with Territory-wide responsibility.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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