Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Alcohol and Other Drugs Service
Job title Addiction Medicine Specialist Designation Staff Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 - SMO1.6
Job type Full time / Part time Duration Fixed for up to 5 years
Salary $213,380 - $261,100 Location Alice Springs
Position number 42281 RTF 352454 Closing 12/08/2026
Contact officer Dr Dan Wilson Specialist, Director Alcohol and Other Drugs on 08 8951 7777 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=352454
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
To provide expertise and a high standard of clinical practice in Addiction Medicine, contributing to the provision of efficient and
effective alcohol and other drugs services to Alice Springs and other communities in Central Australia.
Context statement
Based on the Alice Springs Hospital campus, Alcohol and other Drug Services Central Australia (ADSCA), provides treatment and
support to people affected by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. We deliver a comprehensive, culturally safe, and responsive,
integrated service through a harm-minimisation, trauma-informed model of care. We provide multi-disciplinary clinical care across
outpatient and inpatient settings as well as collaborating with, and supporting external, community-based service providers.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Lead and support a multi-disciplinary team in all aspects of day-to-day Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service delivery;
2. Deliver high quality care in addiction medicine and coordinate medically-managed care of patients across inpatient, outpatient
and telehealth prison in-reach and remote community services, inclusive of opioid pharmacotherapy;
3. Supervise, educate and appraise registrars, junior medical officers and medical students;
4. Promote and contribute to a culture of learning and continuous practice improvement within the multi-disciplinary team,
implementing evidence-based skills and knowledge;
5. Participate in clinical governance including developing clinical guidelines, service protocols and quality improvement projects;
6. Support and contribute to research initiatives within the organisation;
7. Follow defined service quality standards and work health and safety policies and procedures in order to ensure high-quality,
safe, services and workplaces;
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership and role modelling.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Have or be eligible for specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
2. Have Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australian College of Physicians. Applicants with
other relevant Australasian Specialist College (including Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Addiction
Psychiatry certificate, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners or Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine)
qualifications and experience in clinical Addiction Medicine practice will be considered;
3. Eligibility to obtain registration as an opioid pharmacotherapy prescriber in the Northern Territory;
4. Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders and service
providers;
5. Demonstrated leadership skills with experience and initiative in delivering educational and training activities to healthcare
students and staff;
6. Willingness to undertake cultural safety training and demonstrated ability to interact effectively with people from diverse
cultures and language groups;
7. Capacity to work collaboratively and provide inter-disciplinary care to patients within Alice Springs Hospital.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice
and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
More information on pre-employment checks specific to this role can be sourced through the vacancy contact.
