Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Cancer Screening Services
Job title Health Promotion Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $90,946 - $95,468 Location Darwin
Position number 15313 RTF 351925 Closing 21/07/2026
Contact officer Rhiannon Binks on 08 8922 6433 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=351925
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
Work collaboratively with the Senior Health Promotion Project Officer and key stakeholders to plan, implement and evaluate
evidence-based health promotion initiatives that increase participation in the Northern Territory breast, bowel and cervical
cancer screening programs, in accordance with national policies and population screening principles.
Context statement
Cancer Screening Services delivers population-based breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening programs across the
Northern Territory. The position supports culturally appropriate health promotion, stakeholder engagement and community
education to improve equitable screening participation, particularly for priority populations.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Apply best practice health promotion to conduct needs analysis, develop, implement and evaluate health promotion
strategies to encourage participation throughout the NT in Breast, Cervical and Bowel Screening Programs.
2. Foster, educate and maintain partnerships and strategic alliances with key internal and external stakeholders.
3. Participate in training and education to ensure current knowledge about the program is available in the community.
4. Develop appropriate resources to assist community education.
5. Contribute to policy and program development and facilitate continuous improvement activities.
6. Undertake cost effective health promotion strategies.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Relevant skills and significant experience in planning, implementing and evaluating evidence based health promotion
strategies and programs including culturally appropriate education for Aboriginal women.
2. Demonstrated interpersonal skills including; community consultation/liaison, written and verbal communication skills.
3. Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively and effectively as a team member of a multi-disciplinary team.
4. Knowledge and understanding of population health screening policies and women’s and men’s health.
5. An understanding of the cross-cultural environment, especially Aboriginal culture and including an ability to communicate
and interact sensitively and effectively with people whose first language is not English.
6. Understand principles of adult education, public speaking, training and working with the media.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in Health Promotion/ health related or equivalent qualification
2. Certificate IV in Health Promotion and/or Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
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. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
