Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Medicine
Job title Geriatrician Designation Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 - SMO1.6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 2 years
Salary $213,380 - $261,100 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 39628 RTF 360266 Closing 10/12/2026
Contact officer Dr Angeline Simons, Director of Geriatrics, Royal Darwin Hospital at
[email protected]
Medical Workforce Officer at
[email protected]
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360266
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
High level of leadership skills will be required to manage a large team of junior staff in busy units. An exceptional understanding of
complex discharge planning and willingness to engage ambulatory care services to ensure timely discharges will be required in our
challenging setting. Engagement with cultural orientation is essential for any interested applicant as well as the ability to
work well in a team and engage patients of the diverse multicultural background of the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide consultant level management of inpatients admitted under Geriatric Medicine at Palmerston Regional Hospital (PRH).
2. Geriatric medicine will include a mix of service in the; Acute Care of The Elderly (ACE) ward at PRH, which is run as an acute
geriatrics service model, the Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) ward at PRH, and the Interim Care Ward at PRH.
3. Provide care and advice on the management of older adults with Geriatric conditions to colleagues both within and outside the
specialty, and to those colleagues in geographically isolated centres in the Northern Territory. This may also involve consultation
services in specialised areas of Geriatric medicine such as orthogeriatrics and falls.
4. Provide, with other members of the Division of Medicine, routine and emergency after hours care and an after-hours
consultancy service to colleagues and junior medical staff on a roster basis.
5. Supervision, teaching and support of junior medical officers (Advanced Trainee, Basic Physician Trainee, Resident Medical
Officer, Interns, medical students).
6. Participate in continuous medical education including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, professional development,
peer review, research, teaching, quality improvement activities and clinical audits as appropriate.
7. Attend and contribute to departmental meetings, including Geriatrics Consultant Meetings and Mortality and Morbidity
reviews.
8.
Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Specialist registration with Fellow of the Royal Australasian College
of Physicians (FRACP) in General and Acute Care Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.
2. Highly developed patient assessment, investigation, interpretation, and management skills to provide appropriate high-quality
care.
3. Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact positively in a cross-cultural work
environment, as a team member.
4. Detailed knowledge of community care services to facilitate safe transition to home after discharge.
5. An interest in and a commitment to improving Aboriginal health.
6. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality improvement activities.
7. Proven ability to manage self and others, monitor performance, manage change and develop policy with an understanding of
Equal Employment Opportunity and Work Health & Safety principals and 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.
📌 Geriatrician (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin