Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Mental Health - Alcohol and Other
Drugs Service
Job title Aboriginal Liaison Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $88,297 - $92,687 Location Darwin
Position number 2302 RTF Closing 17/09/2025
Contact officer Rabin Ghimire at
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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
Provide clinically responsive and culturally safe mental health care through prevention, early detection, crisis intervention, and care
coordination within a defined scope of practice and as a valued member of the Mental Health Access Team (MHAT), Top End Mental
Health Services.
Context statement
The role involves active participation in multidisciplinary care across Emergency Department presentations, community mental health
assessments, and outreach visits. The practitioner will support Aboriginal clients experiencing acute mental health concerns by providing
culturally safe care, supporting crisis interventions, and facilitating engagement with families/community supports. Responsibilities include
culturally informed assessment, brief interventions, follow-up care, assistance with psychosocial needs, and provision of cultural advice to
clinical staff. The position plays a vital role in promoting cultural understanding and safety within emergency and community-based mental
health services, and in ensuring Aboriginal clients are linked to appropriate internal and external supports.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide culturally safe and clinically appropriate assessment and support for individuals presenting with mental health concerns within
MHAT.
2. Collaborate with various professionals within the services and external agency to provide timely referral and services to patient.
3. Contribute to policy review, service evaluation and workforce development initiatives ensuring interventions are evidence based,
recovery -orientated and responsive to the needs to Indigenous clients and families.
4. Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation within electronic client information system and case notes, ensuring compliance
with service standards, quality, safety and legal frameworks.
5. Assist health professionals to engage with and provide services to community, emergency department including advising on how best
to communicate and liaise effectively, using appropriate language, culture and protocols.
6. 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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary practices and role modelling behavior.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Experience working within the mental health sector, with knowledge of mental health issues impacting Aboriginal Indigenous People
and communities.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide support and review, in consultation with MHAT Clinical staff, to patients with mental health issues,
maintain client notes, initiate referrals and liaise with external MHAT agencies.
3. Ability to work as a team member to deliver MHAT interventions in the hospital (including the Emergency Department) and community
service settings (assistance in linking with other services, review, referral, discharge planning).
4. Well-developed communication, collaboration and negotiation skills.
5. Proven skills in the effective use of information technology records and systems maintenance for the effective delivery of client
services.
6. Current Northern Territory Manual driver's license or ability to obtain prior to commencement.
Desirable
1. Qualifications as an Aboriginal Mental Health Worker or involved in study relevant to the position.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunization 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
immunization 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.