Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Mental Health and Alcohol and Other

Drugs Service / Forensic Disability Unit

Job title Case Manager Designation Professional 3

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $117,625 - $131,735 Location Darwin

Position number 28925 RTF 359371 Closing 22/11/2026

Contact officer Loren Smith on 08 8922 8762 / 0484 337 191 or [email protected]

About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=359371

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 The Case Manager has primary responsibility for conducting clinical assessments, developing individualised goal-oriented supportplans and delivering interventions in a culturally appropriate and effective manner to clients of the Forensic Disability Unit (FDU).

Context statement The Forensic Disability Unit (FDU) manages a number of service types for clients with disability who have severe cognitive impairments.

The services provided are designed for clients with a disability who have been found Unfit to Plead under Part IIA of the Criminal Code Act

(1983).

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Deliver high quality discipline specific and generalist assessments, clinical services, case management, and therapeutic interventions





with the clients of the FDU.
1. Undertake statutory responsibilities and exercise delegations in accordance with relevant legislation and departmental policies and

procedures.
1. Develop, implement and review individualised therapeutic care plans and interventions based on clinical assessment.
2. Work as a member of the clinical team to provide interventions that support the reduction of behaviours of concern and increase the

client’s capacity to acquire the skills to enable them to live in less restrictive care settings.
1. Maintain regular liaison with the client’s care team to collaborate on casework goals, exchange essential information required to

inform client’s whole of life planning and ensure connectedness of all services being delivered to the client.
1. Liaise with providers to develop an individualised care plan, negotiate the allocation of tasks and monitor the completion of tasks as

required to ensure consistent and collaborative service delivery.
1. Contribute to strategic planning and continuous quality improvement initiatives to ensure high quality services are being delivered to

clients of the FDU.
1. 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. Operate with professional independence and deliver high level disability services.
2. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Degree in Psychology, Occupational Therapy,



Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, or a related discipline in which case management is

a core competency, with professional registration and/or membership where applicable.
1. High level written and oral communication, negotiation and conflict management skills.
2. Demonstrated experience in developing creative methods of delivering disability services with cultural factors in mind.
3. Demonstrated experience in delivering high quality disability services with a client focus.
4. High level consultative and liaison skills with a flexible approach and ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
5. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others, and knowledge of Work Health and Safety and

Equal Employment Opportunities.
1. Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with people with behaviours of concern and complex needs.
2. Strong forensic clinical skills to provide comprehensive clinical risk assessment reports and high level knowledge of case management

principles and practice.
1. Sound understanding of the legislative provisions for fitness to plead, post-sentence supervision and detention and high level

knowledge of relevant Northern Territory and Commonwealth legislation.
1. Willingness and ability to work flexible hours, on call hours and travel intrastate in 4WD vehicles and light planes.

Desirable

1. Experience working with forensic and/or disability clients.

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.

📌 Case Manager (Darwin)
🏢 NT Health
📍 Darwin