Agency Department of Health Work unit Office of the Deputy Chief Executive

Clinical Incident Coordinator,

Job title Nursing/Midwifery Advisor, Clinical Incident Designation Nurse Level 7

Controller

Job type Full time Duration Fixed up to 6 months

Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek,

Salary $168,246 - $176,039 Location Nhulunbuy

Position number 70263362 RTF 358356 Closing 29/10/2026

Contact Officer Emma Brown on 08 8927 6837 or [email protected]

About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358356

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 authoritative strategic and operational advice that influences contemporary nursing/midwifery practice and service delivery across a defined number of practice areas.

Context statement The role provides strategic leadership to coordinate and drive the implementation of recommendations arising from serious clinical incident investigations across NT Health. Working with partnership with Executive leaders, operational services and clinical governance teams, the role translates investigation findings into sustainable improvements in clinical practice, systems and service delivery. The position identifies and analyses organisation-wide themes and risks to inform enterprise-wide quality improvement initiatives and strengthen patient safety.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role provides authoritative advice and influences change across organisational boundaries to improve clinical governance and health service outcomes.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Leads and collaborates in the development, review, and evaluation of services, including interpreting established professional precedents and

organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness and delivery of contemporary safe and effective healthcare.
1. Accountable for the outcomes of nursing/midwifery services across a defined number of practice areas and for addressing inconsistencies

between practice and policy.
1. Creditably advocate for nursing/midwifery and represent the profession(s) effectively across the Health Service and the NT.
2. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
3. 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.
1. 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 contribution to the profession and/or specialty at local and national level.
3. Demonstrated high-level leadership and management skills including strategic thinking, practical people management, and the ability to

successfully support change in a agile multi-disciplinary environment.
1. Demonstrated ability to deploy financial and human resources strategically and effectively to support successful attainment of the

organisation’s strategic and operational plans.
1. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment that promotes professional excellence and builds organisational capability and

responsiveness.
1. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists and

executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.
1. Demonstrates and applies highly developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities that

influence health care provision for individuals and groups. Desirable.

1. Master’s Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.
2. Graduate Certificate in Management or equivalent.

Further information Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of a Master’s Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty. 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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Agency Department of Health Work unit Office of the Deputy Chief Executive

Clinical Incident Coordinator,

Job title Nursing/Midwifery Advisor, Clinical Incident Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2

Controller

Job type Full time Duration Fixed up to 6 months

Salary $157,334 - $171,482 Location Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy

Position number 70263362 RTF 358356 Closing 29/10/2026

Contact Officer Emma Brown on 08 8927 6837 or [email protected]

About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358356

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 and coordination of the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of recommendations arising from ISR1

and ISR2 clinical incident investigations across NT Health. The role translates investigation findings into sustainable operational improvement, strengthens organisational learning, and provides authoritative advice to executives on patient safety, clinical governance and system performance.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Lead enterprise coordination of ISR1 and 2 recommendations across NT Health.
2. Develop and maintain a central implementation framework, action register, risk log and executive reporting dashboard.
3. Analyse themes and trends across investigations to identify systemic risks and opportunities for organisation-wide improvement.
4. Provide authoritative strategic advice to Executive Directors and governance committees regarding implementation progress, barriers

and emerging risks.
1. Partner with operational services to embed recommendations into policy, practice, education and quality improvement initiatives.
2. Evaluate effectiveness and sustainability of implemented actions and recommend further improvements.
3. Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and presentations for executive governance forums.
4. Foster organisational learning by disseminating lessons learned and promoting a culture of patient safety.
5. Demonstrate NT Health values and comply with all safety, quality and governance requirements.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated expertise in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement or health service operations.
2. Demonstrated capability to lead complex, organisation-wide improvement initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
3. Highly developed analytical skills including interpretation of findings and translation into strategic operational improvement.
4. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive reporting and influencing senior leaders.
5. Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and achieve outcomes without direct authority.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary clinical governance, NSQHS Standards, risk management and change management.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in a health, business management or a related field.

Further information Additional inclusions may include further information that is relevant to the vacancy; for example, criminal history checks, flexibility in starting dates, requirements for travel, etc.

Approved: October 2026 Fiona Renshaw Deputy Chief Executive NT Regional Health Service

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Agency Department of Health Work unit Office of the Deputy Chief Executive

Clinical Incident Coordinator,

Job title Nursing/Midwifery Advisor, Clinical Incident Designation Senior Professional 2

Controller





Job type Full time Duration Fixed up to 6 months

Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek,

Salary $157,334 - $171,482 Location Nhulunbuy

Position number 70263362 RTF 358356 Closing 29/10/2026

Contact Officer Emma Brown on 08 8927 6837 or [email protected]

About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358356

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 and coordination of the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of recommendations arising from ISR1 and ISR2

clinical incident investigations across NT Health. The role translates investigation findings into sustainable operational improvement, strengthens organisational learning, and provides authoritative advice to executives on patient safety, clinical governance and system performance.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Lead enterprise coordination of ISR1 and 2 recommendations across NT Health.
2. Develop and maintain a central implementation framework, action register, risk log and executive reporting dashboard.
3. Analyse themes and trends across investigations to identify systemic risks and opportunities for organisation-wide improvement.
4. Provide authoritative strategic advice to Executive Directors and governance committees regarding implementation progress, barriers and

emerging risks.
1. Partner with operational services to embed recommendations into policy, practice, education and quality improvement initiatives.
2. Evaluate effectiveness and sustainability of implemented actions and recommend further improvements.
3. Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and presentations for executive governance forums.
4. Foster organisational learning by disseminating lessons learned and promoting a culture of patient safety.
5. Demonstrate NT Health values and comply with all safety, quality and governance requirements.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Eligible for registration or registered with the relevant Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) National Board or hold an

equivalent recognised health professional qualification relevant to the role.
1. Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. Clinical Governance, Health Management, Quality and Safety, Public Health or

equivalent), or extensive contemporary experience demonstrating equivalent capability.
1. Demonstrated advanced knowledge and experience in clinical governance, patient safety, serious clinical incident management, quality

improvement and risk management within a complex health service.
1. Demonstrated ability to provide high-level strategic advice to executive leaders and influence organisation-wide decision-making to improve

patient safety, clinical governance and health service performance.
1. Demonstrated experience leading complex, multidisciplinary quality improvement and change initiatives across organisational boundaries,

achieving sustainable improvements in clinical practice and health service delivery.
1. Highly developed analytical and evaluation skills, including the ability to interpret findings from serious clinical incident investigations, identify

systemic risks and trends, and translate evidence into strategic recommendations and measurable improvement initiatives.
1. Highly developed communication, consultation and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to build productive relationships,

negotiate outcomes and influence senior clinicians, executives and multidisciplinary teams.
1. Demonstrated understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, clinical governance frameworks,

healthcare accreditation requirements, and contemporary quality and safety methodologies.
1. Demonstrated understanding of the cultural, social and environmental determinants of health affecting the Northern Territory, including a

commitment to culturally safe and responsive healthcare for Aboriginal people and other diverse communities.

Desirable

1. Postgraduate qualifications in Management or similar (Clinical Governance, Health Management, Quality and Safety, Public Health or

equivalent).

Further information

Additional inclusions may include further information that is relevant to the vacancy; for example, criminal history checks, flexibility in starting dates, requirements for travel, etc.

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