• Professional 2 (Remuneration Package $106,109 - $126,196)
• Nurse Level 4 (Remuneration Package $140,738 - $151,076)
• Mental Health Services, Big Rivers Region
• Katherine

Several vacancies are available, either ongoing or fixed for 18 months. Selection will be made at the P2 or N4 level depending on the experience/qualifications of the successful applicant.

Katherine Mental Health & Alcohol and Other Drugs Service are looking for a Specialist Mental Health Worker, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our small community Mental Health Team based in Katherine. The role will engage in the provision of mental health/AOD triage assessment, treatment and referral of clients in the Katherine Hospital Emergency Department primarily in an after-hours capacity.

If you want your career to go places then join Department of Health in the Northern Territory. 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.

The Top End of the Northern Territory offers diverse and exciting medicine, with presentations such as tropical medicine conditions not seen ‘down south’. The town of Katherine has a population of approximately 11,000 and services the Big Rivers Region, which has a population of around 22,000 and covers a geographical area larger than Victoria. Most people in the region outside of Katherine reside either in small remote communities, or on cattle stations. There is a large proportion of Indigenous patients, with Katherine town being at the junction of the Jawoyn, Wardaman, and Dagoman groups. Katherine also has a busy tourist season, and sees many travellers in the hospital throughout the Dry Season.

The Katherine region offers a multitude of outdoor, camping, fishing, four-wheel driving, hiking, and mountain biking activities. It is close to Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, Katherine Gorge, and in relatively close proximity to other places such as the Kimberley, Gregory National Park, Mataranka hot springs, the Red Centre, and countless other bush camping sites. While offering these natural wonders, it is also only a 3 hour drive up the fully-sealed Stuart highway to the city of Darwin, which provides ample shopping and restaurant opportunities. The town has a young population, also being the service centre for the Tindal Airforce base – there are lots of cafes, playgrounds, a large pool, a library, multiple primary schools, and a two high schools.

There is opportunity to be able to make a huge difference to healthcare outcomes for patients in rural and remote areas. Our patients have a high burden of chronic disease with complex comorbidities, and this makes for challenging and rewarding medicine.

Want to know more? Call 08 8973 9020 now and speak to one of our Clinical Employment Team. Or visit HealthJobs.nt.gov.au and choose Katherine as the location to see all our current opportunities.

For further information about this vacancy please contact: Jane Hair on 08 8973 8724 or [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist / Nurse / Midwife Clinical Specialist - Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs - Katherine enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Quote vacancy number: 46244

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 https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search