Description
Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 – SMO 1.6 - Remuneration Package
$249,959 - $305,454 (including salary $213,380 - $261,100)
Senior Staff Specialist Clinician SMO2.1 - SMO2.3 - Remuneration Package
$315,843 - $349,187 (including salary $270,033 - $298,705)
Selection will be made at the SC or SSC depending on the experience/qualifications of the successful applicant.
Top End Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service
Darwin, Northern Territory
Fixed vacancy available for 2 years
Provide clinical services in adult psychiatry at level of Consultant to Top End Mental Health Service (TEMHS) as required, participate fully in activities of the Northern Territory Clinical School in particular the teaching of psychiatry to medical students and in the Postgraduate Psychiatry Training Program of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP).
The Top End Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (TEMHAODS) provides individualised, coordinated and effective health assessment, case management and recovery focused treatment services, and develops prevention, promotion and early intervention strategies in collaboration with other agencies. TEMHAODS have integrated their service delivery structure to maximise patient continuity, reduce duplication and complication of service access points, enhance service integration and ultimately provide a better outcome for the patients.
Your key duties include the admission, management and discharge of patients under the supervision of the Directory of Psychiatry and fulfilling statutory requirements under the Northern Territory Mental Health and Related Services Act. You will practice in accord with TEMHAODS philosophies, policies, procedures and standards, including establishing and maintaining appropriate client records and participating in after-hours on call roster.
To be successful you are required to be eligible for appropriate registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and have a good understanding of the role and function of inpatient and community based, multi-disciplinary mental health services.
In return, you will enjoy the benefits of a competitive remuneration package including 11.5% superannuation, six weeks recreational and three weeks personal leave, an additional 3 days paid leave over Christmas, 17.5% annual leave loading and an opportunity to further your professional development in NT Health
If you reside interstate, this a great time to consider moving to the Territory and experiencing the uniqueness of living and working in Darwin. Enjoy an enviable lifestyle and a work life balance that allows you time to explore the stunning landscapes, experience tropical sunsets and spectacular lightening displays and visit pristine rock pools and waterfalls. Darwin’s rich multicultural society and community spirit makes it a great place to live, work and play. Relocation assistance may be available to the successful applicant.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Psychiatry Office on 08 8922 7921 or email temhspsychiatry.health@nt.gov.au
Quote vacancy number: 43599
Closing date: 21/04/2026
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