Job Description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Integrated Care
Job title Director of Nursing Integrated Care Designation Nurse Level 8 RDO
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $181,233 - $189,196 Location Darwin
Position number 38181 RTF 348151 Closing 17/06/2026
Contact officer Prof. Didier Palmer on 08 8922 6962 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=348151
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
Provides authoritative strategic and operational advice that influences contemporary nursing/midwifery practice and service delivery
across the health service and NT Health
Context statement
The Director of Nursing (DoN), Integrated Care provides strategic, professional and operational leadership for nursing services
across Ambulatory Care, Renal, Cancer and Palliative Care, with accountability for financial and operational performance in
partnership with the Director of Medical Services. The role leads workforce strategy, governance, quality and safety, and service
innovation within a multidisciplinary executive environment, working collaboratively with stakeholders to strengthen integrated,
culturally safe models of care. The DoN Integrated Care drives organisational performance and system reform to improve access,
coordination and health outcomes for Territorians through innovative care closer to home.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Leads and collaborates in the development, review, and evaluation of services, including interpreting established professional
precedents and organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness and delivery of
contemporary safe and effective healthcare.
2. Accountable for compliance with regulatory, professional, and organisational requirements, including establishing systems and
accountabilities to monitor and address outcomes.
3. Creditably advocate for nursing/midwifery and represent the profession(s) effectively within the NT and interstate.
4. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
5. 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.
6. 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. Master’s Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.
3. Demonstrated contribution to the profession and/or specialty at local and national level.
4. Demonstrated experience in advanced leadership and management including strategic thinking, practical people management and the
ability to successfully support change in a dynamic environment.
5. Demonstrated ability to lead development and implementation of strategic activities that promote and support nursing/midwifery
services and advance core NT Health strategies.
6. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment that promotes professional excellence and builds organisational
capability and responsiveness.
7. 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.
8. Demonstrates and applies highly 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 Certificate in Management or equivalent
Further information
Ongoing appointment is subject to possession of a Master’s Degree, 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 [email protected] for
further information.
