Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Cancer Screening Services
Job title Senior Health Promotion Officer Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 23/07/2028
Salary $99,519 - $110,953 Location Darwin
Position number 4375 RTF 351525 Closing 14/07/2026
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=351525
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 strategic leadership to develop and deliver evidence-based health promotion initiatives that increase participation in the
breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening programs across the Northern Territory.
Context statement
Cancer Screening Services delivers population-based screening programs across the Northern Territory. This role leads health
promotion initiatives to improve screening participation and access for priority populations.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Apply best practice health promotion approaches to conduct needs analysis, develop, implement and evaluate health promotion
strategies to encourage client participation in breast, cervical and bowel screening programs throughout the Northern Territory
(NT). This includes attending events to promote and raise awareness of screening (including outside of normal working hours).
2. Foster and maintain partnerships and strategic alliances with key internal and external stakeholders.
3. Represent the NT at breast, bowel and/or cervical screening forums as requested and contribute to key national initiatives.
4. Manage and facilitate the day-to-day operation of the BreastScreenNT mobile screening truck in partnership with the wider
team.
5. Contribute to the development of strategies, guidelines, business plans and policies to provide advice and recommendations on
delivery of cancer screening services.
6. Actively participate in projects, policy and program development and facilitate continuous improvement activities to increase
participation rates in the 3 programs.
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. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour in both the health
promotion team and the wider cancer screening service.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Qualification in Health Promotion (such as Certificate IV) or willingness to work towards.
2. Demonstrated skills and experience in planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based health promotion strategies and
programs.
3. Demonstrated ability to function with a high level of independence and initiative within a defined timeframe.
4. Demonstrated high-level interpersonal skills including community consultation/liaison, written and verbal communication skills.
5. Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team.
6. Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of population health screening policies and women’s health.
7. Demonstrated ability to work within cross-cultural environments, including Aboriginal culture, and a proven ability to
communicate sensitively and effectively with people whose first language is not English.
8. Experience in adult education, public speaking, training and working with the media.
Desirable
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalent experience.
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.
