Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Medicine
Job title Neurologist Designation Staff Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 - SMO1.6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 2 years
Salary $213,380 – $261,100 Location Darwin
Position number 37584 RTF Closing 04/02/2026
Contact officer Dr Alvaro Cervera at / Recruitment Officer at
About the agency
Apply online
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
To provide specialist neurology care to patients at Royal Darwin Hospital (inpatient and ambulatory), as well as ambulatory
care and neurology advice to regional hospitals and remote communities within the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Context statement
The challenge of this position is to make a real difference to people in Northern Australia. The need is to improve access to
high quality care, broaden the scope and sophistication of neurological services and engage with the unique aspects of the
region: that being a large Aboriginal population, tropical neurology, and remoteness.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide care of patients in the Stroke Unit including thrombolysis. Candidates for endovascular clot retrieval are
discussed with the Stroke team at Royal Adelaide Hospital, who also provide TeleStroke services after hours.
2. Provide a consultative neurology service to medical, surgical, psychiatric, OG and Intensive Care patients at Royal Darwin
Hospital.
3. Provide regular general neurology outpatient sessions at Royal Darwin Hospital.
4. Provide specialist outreach to regional hospitals in the Northern Territory.
5. Supervise, direct and evaluate the work of doctors in training.
6. Participate in an after-hours consultancy service to Royal Darwin Hospital.
7. Provide teaching to medical students, interns and registrars in the field of General Neurology.
8. 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.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Current Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or eligibility for Fellowship.
3. Experience in assessment and management of neurology patients at a consultant level.
4. Oral and written communication skills.
5. The ability to work in a cross-cultural work environment.
6. The ability to work in a collegiate member of a multi-disciplinary team.
7. An interest in and a commitment to improving Indigenous health.
8. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching and quality assurance activities.
Desirable
1. Neurophysiology training, reporting electroencephalograms and performing Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)/
Electromyography (EMG).
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.
Approved: November 2024 A/Prof N. Kangaharan, Medical Co-Director
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Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Medicine
Job title Neurologist Designation Senior Staff Specialist Clinician SMO2.1 - SMO2.3
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 2 years
Salary $270,033 - $298,705 Location Darwin
Position number 37584 RTF Closing 04/02/2026
Contact officer Dr Alvaro Cervera at / Recruitment Officer at
About the agency
Apply online
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
To provide specialist neurology care to patients at Royal Darwin Hospital (inpatient and ambulatory), as well as ambulatory
care and neurology advice to regional hospitals and remote communities within the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Context statement
The challenge of this position is to make a real difference to people in Northern Australia. The need is to improve access to
high quality care, broaden the scope and sophistication of neurological services and engage with the unique aspects of the
region: that being a large Aboriginal population, tropical neurology, and remoteness.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide care of patients in the Stroke Unit including thrombolysis. Candidates for endovascular clot retrieval are
discussed with the Stroke team at Royal Adelaide Hospital, who also provide TeleStroke services after hours.
2. Provide a consultative neurology service to medical, surgical, psychiatric, OG and Intensive Care patients at Royal Darwin
Hospital.
3. Provide regular general neurology outpatient sessions at Royal Darwin Hospital.
4. Provide specialist outreach to regional hospitals in the Northern Territory.
5. Supervise, direct and evaluate the work of doctors in training.
6. Participate in an after-hours consultancy service to Royal Darwin Hospital
1. Provide teaching to medical students, interns and registrars in the field of General Neurology
2. 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.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Current Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or eligibility for Fellowship.
3. Completed not less than the equivalent of six years of full-time service in medical practice as a staff specialist.
1. Experience in assessment and management of neurology patients at a consultant level.
2. Oral and written communication skills.
3. The ability to work in a cross-cultural work environment.
4. The ability to work in a collegiate member of a multi-disciplinary team.
5. An interest in and a commitment to improving Indigenous health.
6. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching and quality assurance activities.
Desirable
1. Neurophysiology training, reporting electroencephalograms and performing Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)/
Electromyography (EMG).
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.