Nurse Level 4 - Remuneration Package Range $145,686 - $156,383

(including salary $123,717 - $134,257)

Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs

Alice Springs

One vacancy is available, either ongoing or fixed for up to 18 months https://ocpe.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1262595/ntps-nurses-and-midwives-2022-2026-enterprise-agreement.PDF An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified nurse to fill the position within the Forensic Mental Health Team (FMHT). As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provide a culturally appropriate assessment and treatment service to FMHT patients.

Central Australia Mental Health Services delivers public mental health services through a number of interdependent specialist multi-disciplinary mental health teams based in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. This is a unique and rare chance in a highly-interested field within a positive and supportive team environment.

Alice Springs Hospital has a catchment area of over 1,000,000 km2. We care for some of the nation’s most socially disadvantaged people, with high levels of morbidity and mortality, many with diseases not seen elsewhere in the country

Spectacular national parks surround Alice Springs. The lifestyle is laid back with an emphasis on outdoor activities and the arts. The central desert region of Australia is unique. It is a friendly,



welcoming place suited to anyone with a sense of adventure and those interested in indigenous health issues, not generally seen by health professionals in other areas of Australia.

The Alice Springs Correctional Centre holds prisoners of all security levels and with a focus on rehabilitation and integration. The centre is 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway.

The Alice Springs Hospital is a major referral and teaching hospital for Central Australia, serving a population of more than 42,000 people in the area exceeding a million square kilometres, covering more than 60 per cent of the Northern Territory and extending into the bordering areas of South Australia and Western Australia. The hospital has more than 65,000 admissions annually and, with almost 84 percent of patients being Aboriginal it cares for some of the nation’s most vulnerable people, with high levels of morbidity and mortality, and many conditions rarely seen elsewhere in the country.

For further information about this vacancy please contact:

Kevin Gounder at [email protected]

Quote vacancy number: 22644

Closing date: 19/08/2026

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

For a copy of the or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search

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