Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Population and Primary Health Care
Job title Nurse/Midwife Management Specialist - Designation Nurse Level 4 RDO

Custodial Care
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 18 months
Salary $123,717 - $134,257 Location Darwin
Position number 35926 RTF 353742 Closing 16/08/2026
Contact officer Damien Milne on 08 8928 7483 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353742
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 appropriate, proficient, coordinated service programs, sound clinical and management advice, and may provide direct clinical care
for complex client presentations within the specialty area.

Context statement
We are seeking an experienced Nurse Ideally with extensive custodial care experience and or Proven Clinical Leadership within an acute
care setting, who is a dynamic registered nurse to step into a leadership role within our custodial care services. This position is integral to
ensuring high standards of clinical practice and care delivery across multiple facilities. The successful candidate will provide oversight and
guidance to nursing teams, support staff development, and contribute to the continuous improvement of patient care within a custodial
setting. Working across various sites, this role requires flexibility, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to lead, mentor, and support
multidisciplinary teams. The position also plays a key role in aligning care practices with regulatory requirements and organizational values,
ensuring consistency and excellence in service delivery

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Apply clinical knowledge and management skills and attributes to refine the practical aspects of how nursing/midwifery services are

provided, and how quality is assured, in day-to-day service delivery within a defined practice area.
2. Accountable for providing sound professional advice for assessment, planning, review, evaluation, and coordination of service

programs for individuals, groups or communities within the speciality area.
3. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
4. 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.
5. 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. Demonstrated highly developed clinical knowledge and management skills in an area of nursing/midwifery relating to this vacancy,





supporting well-developed decision-making and problem solving to enable delivery of high quality clinical services.
3. Demonstrated ability to review and evaluate service delivery, including interpreting established professional precedents and

organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness.
4. Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive work workplace, modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of

healthcare consumers and staff.
5. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to influence and convince staff and/or clients, including on sensitive matters

requiring tact and diplomacy.
6. Demonstrates well-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 beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty area.

Further information
Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of Graduate Certificate beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty area.
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.
Approved: 28 March 2025 Adjunct Associate Professor Kellie Wilton, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

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Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Population and Primary Health Care
Job title Nurse/Midwife Management Specialist - Designation Nurse Level 4 RDO

Custodial Care
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $123,717 - $134,257 Location Darwin
Position number 35926 RTF 353742 Closing 16/08/2026
Contact officer Damien Milne on 08 8928 7483 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353742
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 appropriate, proficient, coordinated service programs, sound clinical and management advice, and may provide direct clinical care
for complex client presentations within the specialty area.

Context statement




We are seeking an experienced Nurse Ideally with extensive custodial care experience and or Proven Clinical Leadership within an acute
care setting, who is a dynamic registered nurse to step into a leadership role within our custodial care services. This position is integral to
ensuring high standards of clinical practice and care delivery across multiple facilities. The successful candidate will provide oversight and
guidance to nursing teams, support staff development, and contribute to the continuous improvement of patient care within a custodial
setting. Working across various sites, this role requires flexibility, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to lead, mentor, and support
multidisciplinary teams. The position also plays a key role in aligning care practices with regulatory requirements and organizational values,
ensuring consistency and excellence in service delivery

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Apply clinical knowledge and management skills and attributes to refine the practical aspects of how nursing/midwifery services are

provided, and how quality is assured, in day-to-day service delivery within a defined practice area.
2. Accountable for providing sound professional advice for assessment, planning, review, evaluation, and coordination of service

programs for individuals, groups or communities within the speciality area.
3. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
4. 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.
5. 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. Graduate Certificate beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty area.
3. Demonstrated highly developed clinical knowledge and management skills in an area of nursing/midwifery relating to this vacancy,

supporting well-developed decision-making and problem solving to enable delivery of high quality clinical services.
4. Demonstrated ability to review and evaluate service delivery, including interpreting established professional precedents and

organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness.
5. Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive work environment, modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of

healthcare consumers and staff.
6. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to influence and convince staff and/or clients, including on sensitive matters

requiring tact and diplomacy.
7. Demonstrates well-developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities that influence

health care provision for individuals and groups.

Further information
Ongoing appointment is subject to possession of Graduate Certificate beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty area.
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.

📌 Nurse/Midwife Management Specialist - Custodial Care (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin