Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Women’s, Children and Youth
Job title Registered Nurse/ Student Midwife – Employed Model Designation Nurse Level 2
Job type Part time (32 hrs per week) Duration Fixed for up to 2 years, from 26/02/2026
and 16/07/2026
Salary $80,665 - $107,800 Location Darwin
Position number 70252845 RTF 332430 Closing 21/10/2025
Contact officer Jennifer Gilbert on 08 8944 8734 or jennifer.gilbert@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=332430
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 high quality, culturally sensitive nursing/midwifery care to clients to achieve best patient outcomes.
Context statement
The employed model is an exciting initiative of NT Health and Charles Darwin University. Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals is
offering Registered Nurses paid employment for two years while undertaking study in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery through Charles
Darwin University (CDU). Successful applicants must be eligible for employment with NT Health as a registered nurse, meet CDU
enrolment criteria and be eligible for a commonwealth supported place (CSP). Successful applicants will have completed a graduate year
as an RN at time of application, a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced acute care environment. and within the registered
nurse/midwifery student scope of practice. Two intakes will be recruited to.
See the applicant information sheet for more information on the role, how to apply to CDU and start dates for 2026.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing/midwifery care to an allocated group of clients.
2. Works within the registered nurse/midwife scope of practice and practices in accordance with relevant legislation, procedures,
guidelines, and standards.
3. Works collaboratively and acts as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team.
4. Contributes to the maintenance of a physically, culturally, and psychosocially secure environment for healthcare consumers and staff,
modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of clients and the work setting.
5. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
6. Foster a positive workplace culture through role modelling appropriate behaviour.
7. Follows defined service quality standards, Workplace Health, and Safety (WHS) policies and procedures relating to the work being
undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.
8. Capacity to work shift work and be redeployed to other clinical areas to meet clinical needs.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
2. Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to, co-ordinate client care resulting in positive clinical outcomes.
3. Demonstrated written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to contribute effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
4. Demonstrated understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities that influence provision of health care for
clients and families.
5. Knowledge and understanding of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) principles in a health care setting.
Further information
Ongoing appointment is subject to possession of Graduate Certificate beyond entry-to-practice in relevant specialty area.
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. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation requirements associated with
Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact NursingMidwifery.DoH@nt.gov.au for
further information.
- Several vacancies are available for up to 2 years. Five from 26/02/2026 and five from 16/07/2026
📌 Registered Nurse/ Student Midwife – Employed Model
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin