Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner Specialist - Mental Health

Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit TEMHS - Mental Health Access Team
Job title Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner Designation Aboriginal Health Practitioners Class 5

Specialist - Mental Health
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $123,481 - $127,576 Location Darwin
Position number 2302 RTF 354839 Closing 08/09/2026
Contact Officer Rabin Ghimire on 08 8922 7876 or rabin.ghimire@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354839

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.
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
As a Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner ensure mental health care is provided in a culturally safe and responsive manner, including
promoting holistic health and wellbeing and local decision making in healthcare of individuals, families and communities.
Context statement
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner- Mental Health classification level AHP5 is an experienced, proficient and senior practitioner who can
work autonomously, within their scope of practice, understands the health system and organisation. This position is based within the
TEMHAODS – Mental Health Access Team; and will engage in the provision of mental health triage, mental assessments of clients in the
community and emergency department, with short term brief intervention through the Acute Care Team using a recovery-based
framework.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Influence and manage culturally safe and responsive mental healthcare programs and service, including decision-making in health care

services to achieve better health outcome across the community.
2. Contribute to the development and delivery of education and training for primary and secondary health providers.
3. Provide supervision and support to new graduates and trainees; including maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality

during all supervision activities; and reinforcing reflective professional practice.
4. Provide practice and cultural support to other health professionals to build cultural competence.
5. 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.
6. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Current registration with AHPRA as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner.
2. Minimum AQF level 6 as per NTPS Aboriginal Health Practitioner 2025-2029 Enterprise Agreement or be able to demonstrate

sufficient sustained experience and practice to satisfy the CEO they should be appointed to that level.
3. Proven experience in mental health employed as a registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner in managing

programs and solving problems across the community level.
4. Demonstrated experience providing support and wellbeing to Aboriginal health practitioners including providing feedback and

contributing to practice improvements.
5. Demonstrated local Aboriginal cultural knowledge and respect as a senior practitioner with the ability to identify and work with local

traditional health practices and effectively communicate and engage with the community to plan, organise and evaluate primary health
care programs.

Further information
The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to provide all essential documents outlined above prior to being appointed to
this position. This includes confirmation of Ahpra registration, qualifications, current working with children clearance notice (Ochre Card)
and undergo a criminal history check. Note a driver’s license and a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless
it is relevant and/or essential to the position. This role carries specific immunisation requirements. For immunisation requirements -
Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)