Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Women Children and Youth

Job title Paediatrician Consultant Designation Specialist Clinician

Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 04/01/2027 for 12 months

Salary $213,380 - $261,100 Location Darwin

Position number 37550 RTF 353884 Closing 17/09/2026

Contact Officer Dr Anna Lithgow 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=353884

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 care to patients within the Paediatric Department of the Royal Darwin Hospital, regional hospitals and remote communities; and to contribute to post graduate education at Royal Darwin Hospital, including the supervision of paediatric trainees.

Key duties and responsibilities





- Provide specialist care of children in paediatric outpatients, incorporating supervision and teaching of junior staff.
- Participate in provision of specialist outreach paediatric services to regional hospitals and/or remote Top End communities.
- Provided specialised care to children admitted to the general paediatric ward on a roster basis, including afterhours cover
- Provide specialist care and advice on the management of children to non-paediatric colleagues within the hospital, and to colleagues in geographically isolated centres in the NT.
- Participate in continuous medical education including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, professional development, peer review, research, and quality improvement activities.
- Collaborate with other medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to review and revise policies, procedures and guidelines in line with national and international recommendations.
- 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.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.





Selection criteria

Essential

- Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and skills appropriate for general paediatric care.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact positively in a team and in a cross- cultural work environment.
- Flexibility; an ability to work in a complex and unpredictable setting.
- A demonstrated interest in and commitment to improving Indigenous health.
- Experience in acute and/ or developmental and behavioural paediatrics.
- An understanding of the importance of child protection, and trauma-informed care in our region.
- Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality improvement activities.

Desirable

- Specific experience in neurodevelopmental paediatrics
- Previous experience working in the Northern Territory or similar setting.
- 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) or Category B

(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

📌 Paediatrician Consultant (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin