Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Women Children and Youth
Job title Paediatric Endocrinologist Designation Senior Staff Specialist Clinician SMO2.1 –
SMO2.3
Job type Part (22hrs 48mins per week) Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $270,033 - $298,705 Location Darwin
Position number 37546 RTF 350537 Closing 19/07/2026
Contact officer Dr Catherine Boyd on 08 8922 8888 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350537
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
Provide specialist paediatric endocrinology care to both inpatient and ambulatory patients within the Paediatric Department
of the Royal Darwin Hospital, regional hospitals and remote communities of the Top End of The Northern Territory; and to
contribute to post graduate education at Royal Darwin Hospital, including the supervision of paediatric trainees.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide specialist paediatric endocrinology care in outpatients including regular diabetes and endocrinology clinics
2. Provide inpatient care to patients admitted under the general paediatric team, requiring paediatric specialty
endocrinology input
3. Participate in provision of paediatric endocrinology outreach services to regional hospitals and/or remote Top End
communities.
4. Participate in continuous medical education including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, professional
development, peer review, research, and quality improvement activities.
5. Collaborate with other medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to review and revise policies, procedures and
guidelines in line with national and international recommendations.
6. 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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, Fellowship in Paediatric Endocrinology
3. Must have completed not less than the equivalent of six years of full-time service in medical practices as a Staff Specialist.
4. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact positively in a team and in a
cross-cultural work environment.
5. Flexibility: an ability to work in a complex and unpredictable environment.
6. A demonstrated interest in and commitment to improving Indigenous health.
7. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality improvement activities
Desirable
1. Previous experience working in the Northern Territory or similar setting.
2. Experience managing young people with Type 2 Diabetes and gender dysphoria
3. Experience contributing to the development and implementation of local/regional policy
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).
