Why Sunrise? Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (SHSAC) is an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation delivering culturally safe, comprehensive primary health care across nine remote communities in the Katherine East region of the Northern Territory. Working at Sunrise offers a unique opportunity to provide meaningful health outcomes for Aboriginal communities while living in the Big Rivers region — home to Nitmiluk Gorge, world-class fishing, and an outdoor lifestyle found only in the NT. What’s in it for you? Play a pivotal role in shaping women’s health outcomes across remote Aboriginal communities • 6 weeks annual leave 18% leave loading • 15 days personal leave • Paid study leave for professional development • Salary packaging options to significantly boost your take-home pay • Relocation assistance to support your move • Work within a collaborative, supportive team What's the role? We are seeking a passionate Women’s Health Coordinator to join our team, based in Katherine and travelling regularly to Sunrise communities. This role is central to supporting clinic staff, delivering women’s health services, and building capacity in remote Aboriginal communities. You’ll work across antenatal and postnatal care, women’s health checks, sexual health, population-level screening programs, and supporting mothers, babies, and young children. Key Responsibilities • Provide antenatal and postnatal midwifery care and women’s health checks • Deliver health promotion and screening programs (breast, cervical, sexual health, annual checks) • Support and mentor staff in cervical screening, contraception, antenatal and postnatal care • Monitor quality of women’s health and sexual health services across Sunrise clinics • Collaborate with external maternal health providers and internal outreach teams • Ensure Communicare templates are up to date and reflect best practice • Use clinical data to monitor and improve service delivery at a population level • Lead or contribute to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities • Contribute to data collection, reporting, and audits What you need to be successful? • Registered Nurse/ Midwife with current AHPRA registration • Current unrestricted manual driver’s licence • Current First Aid Certificate • National Criminal History Check (clear) • NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card • Acceptable vaccination status for working with vulnerable people • Full working rights in Australia Desirable: • Experience in maternal health, women’s health, or Aboriginal health settings • Ability to mentor, train, and build capacity in clinical teams • Familiarity with Communicare or ability to quickly upskill • Strong understanding of Primary Health Care principles in a remote context Highly regarded: Experience in Aboriginal health settings, capacity building, and remote service delivery. What's it like living the Big Rivers Region? The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains. If this sounds like a role for you, we want to hear from you. APPLY TODAY by clicking the “Apply for this job” link Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Lauren Lester on 08 8982 1002 or email recruitment@ntphn.org.au
