Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Community Allied Health and Aged Care
Job title Manager - Urgent Community Aged Care Paramedicine Team Designation Senior Professional Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/06/2028
Salary $132,408 - $147,919 Location Darwin
Position number 70261241 RTF 346746 Closing 07/05/2026
Contact officer Kim Clayworth on 0401 116 119 or
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=346746
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
Provide effective leadership and resource management in the development, implementation and evaluation of high quality and culturally
appropriate urgent community aged care paramedic services, ensuring that professional standards are maintained at the highest possible level.
Context statement
This role will lead implementation of an urgent community aged care paramedicine model of care designed to strengthen the interface between
community, primary care and hospital services by providing timely, proactive care to older people, reducing avoidable hospital use and supporting
care closer to home. The applicant may be required to work within an extended hours service model, which may include weekends.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide effective leadership and resource management in the development, implementation and evaluation of high quality and culturally
appropriate urgent community aged care paramedic services delivered in a range of external and internal environments and settings.
2. Provide professional supervision, clinical advice and support to all team members to ensure that the needs of clients are met in a strategic,
culturally appropriate, effective and efficient manner, ensuring evidence-based practice is utilised and implemented.
3. Establish regular and effective communication, monitor service demands and coordinate team strategies and service delivery models to
effectively achieve program policy directions, standards and outcomes within an urgent community aged care paramedicine context.
4. Recognise the limits of own expertise and seek multidisciplinary advice to ensure safe patient care is delivered and safe transitions of care are
practiced
5. Provide senior level advice to the PPHC Senior Manager Community Allied Health and Aged Care, PPHC Director of Nursing, PPHC Director
Medical Services, and Executive Director PPHC on issues impacting on the client group.
6. Determine optimum strategies for improved urgent community aged care paramedicine service provision in line with relevant legislation, policy
and service standards to maximise the functional outcomes of clients including developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships,
networks and alliances with interstate, intrastate and non-government agencies to further enhance policy directions, standards and outcomes
7. 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.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Tertiary qualification, or equivalent, in Paramedicine and current, unrestricted Paramedic registration with the Paramedicine Board of Australia.
2. A minimum of 3 years active experience as a paramedic in a high-volume acute care setting and/or rural, remote or military experience with
proven emergency medical exposure to endorse a capability of independent contemporary paramedic practice.
3. Demonstrated awareness and understanding of Aboriginal culture and proven experience in working effectively with patients and
families/carers of diverse cultural and social backgrounds
4. Demonstrated leadership and management experience of an urgent care paramedic team with proven skills and knowledge of financial
management, human resource management, change management, strategic planning and organisational skills in the workplace.
5. High level knowledge of contemporary practice and issues associated with provision of best practice urgent care paramedic services for clients
residing in urban, rural and remote settings, including a working knowledge of relevant legislation, particularly applicable to the Northern
Territory.
6. Demonstrated experience in program development relating to urgent care paramedic services.
7. Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills, including well developed negotiation and conflict management skills with
significant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment to achieve positive health outcomes.
8. Demonstrated high level analytical, research, problem-solving and risk management skills.
Desirable
1. Possess or undertaking a relevant postgraduate qualification in Primary Health Care, Community/Urgent Care Paramedicine or similar.
2. Demonstrated background in teaching, mentoring, networking and capacity building
3. Possess or undertaking a Certificate IV Training and Assessment.
Further information
The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal history
check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This role carries specific immunisation
requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances. Whilst this position is advertised as a fixed (temporary) full time contract,
alternative contractual arrangements including flexible working hours or a casual locum contract will be considered.