Agency Department of Health Work unit Clinical Governance - Population and Primary Health Job title Nurse/Midwife Management Coordinator Designation Nurse Level 5 RDO Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months Salary $136,235 - $143,391 Location Darwin Position number 70261725 RTF 348993 Closing 10/06/2026 Contact Officer May De Los Santos on 0457 028 or email_hidden About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/ Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=348993 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 sound professional advice critical in dealing with significant issues related to assessment, planning, review, evaluation, and coordination of service delivery in defined practice area. Context statement This Nurse/Midwife Management Coordinator position supports clinical incident management, formal review processes, governance reporting and quality improvement activities across Population and Primary Health Care (PPHC), including remote and custodial settings. Reporting to the Clinical Governance Manager, the role provides operational and clinical governance coordination across PPHC, working closely with the Primary Health clinical incident team to support patient safety investigations, case review coordination, governance reporting, stakeholder liaison, recommendation and action monitoring, and quality improvement activities arising from clinical incidents, mortality reviews and coronial matters. The role facilitates timely progression of review processes and governance actions to support patient safety and quality improvement outcomes across primary health care services. Relevant primary health care knowledge and understanding supports the role’s ability to coordinate clinical incident management and governance processes across PPHC. Key duties and responsibilities 1. Provide contemporary human, material, and financial resource management for defined area of practice. 2. Support delivery of excellence in nursing/midwifery care by modelling advanced knowledge, skills, and behaviours for the provision of client care and facilitating less experienced staff to develop appropriate skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes. 3. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues 4. 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. 5. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour. Selection criteria Essential 1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same. 2. Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and management skills in an area of nursing/midwifery relating to this vacancy, supporting well-developed decision-making and problem solving to enable delivery of high quality clinical services. 3. Demonstrated experience with operational planning and proficient management of human, material, and financial resources to support operational effectiveness and attainment of organisational objectives. 4. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment, modifying work practices where necessary to meet the needs of healthcare consumers and staff. 5. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding. 6. Demonstrates and applies well-developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities that influence health care provision for individuals and groups. Desirable 1. Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area. Further information Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of Graduate Diploma, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty. 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 nt.gov.au for further information.
