Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Public Health Division

Job title Rights of the Terminally Ill, Executive Officer Designation Senior Administration Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Darwin
Position number 4990 RTF 360062 Closing 09/11/2026
Contact Officer Paul Burgess, Chief Health Officer on 08 8999 2633 or [email protected]
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360062

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
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.

Primary objective
Provide high level coordination, governance, secretariat support and management to the Northern Territory Rights of the Terminally Ill
(ROTI) Review Board. This includes assisting the NT ROTI Board to perform its statutory role and functions, assure compliance with ROTI
reporting obligations, compile an annual ROTI report and provide support to the executive team in the Office of the Chief Health Officer.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high-level secretariat support to the NT ROTI Review Board Chair and members, including coordinating and preparing meeting

agendas, taking minutes, and managing meeting logistics such as travel and venue arrangements or out of session decision making.
2.



Undertake annual reporting of the ROTI program to the Minister for Health through the project cycle of data collection, analysis,

reporting and publication.
3. Oversee the operation of ROTI Review Board portal, ensuring mandatory ROTI reporting requirements are met by health practitioners,

appeals are actioned promptly and compliance with legal ROTI framework is rigorously maintained.
4. Take primary responsibility for all ROTI-related correspondence, ministerial briefs, program reviews, NT Civil Administration Tribunal

reviews, briefing papers and external communications via the ROTI website.
5. Maintain excellent stakeholder relationships and communications with the ROTI Navigation Service, regional health services,

executives and external stakeholders including Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance, NT and the ROTI Community of Practice.
6. Undertake additional tasks, as directed by the NT Chief Health Officer.
7. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to

ensure high quality, secure services and workplaces.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Extensive experience in providing high-level secretarial and executive support services and advice, including the ability to identify

issues, solutions and continuous improvement opportunities that deliver on corporate and strategic objectives.
2.



High-level interpersonal and communication skills to engage effectively with the NT ROTI review board, senior executives, and a wide

range of stakeholders, including individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills to consult, collaborate, influence and achieve outcomes while managing

a diversity of views on ROTI diplomatically, adapting language as necessary for diverse audiences.
4. Well-developed organisational, time management, and administrative skills to manage multiple competing priorities effectively and

meet deadlines within a busy and complex work environment.
5. Sound judgment and initiative in decision making, with the ability to refer/escalate matters to others, when necessary, while

maintaining confidentiality and discretion.
6. Proven high-level initiative and motivation, ability to work autonomously, exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, problem solve

and make appropriate decisions at the delegated level of responsibility.
Desirable
1. Knowledge of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 2026 and related legislation.
2. Knowledge of Board management practices, including the role of the NT ROTI Review Board within the broader regulatory framework

and how governance impacts decision-making.
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.

📌 Rights of the Terminally Ill, Executive Officer (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin