Description

Staff Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 - SMO1.6  - Remuneration Package Range
$249,959 - $305,454
(including salary $213,380 - $261,100)
Senior Staff Specialist Clinician SMO2.1 - SMO2.3 - Remuneration Package Range $315,843 - $349,187
(including salary $270,033 - $298,705)
Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Central Australia Region
Alice Springs
Several full time vacancies, fixed for 5 years are available

Alice Springs Hospital has a catchment area of over 1,000,000 km2. We care for some of the nation’s most socially disadvantaged people, with high levels of morbidity and mortality, many with diseases not seen elsewhere in the country 

Spectacular national parks surround Alice Springs. The lifestyle is laid back with an emphasis on outdoor activities and the arts.  The central desert region of Australia is unique. It is a friendly, welcoming place suited to doctors with a sense of adventure and those interested in indigenous health issues, not generally seen by most doctors in Australia

Alice Springs Hospital teaching hospital affiliated with the Flinders University in South Australia and Charles Darwin University in Darwin. It is the only major hospital covering over a million square km with a strong focus on indigenous and remote health as a result of such a dispersed population. Over two thirds of acute admissions are Aboriginal people both from town and remote communities. Consequently, cultural, language and communication skills are an important component of our service delivery.  

An opportunity exists for a Consultant Psychiatrist with Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drugs, Central Australia Region.  As part of a multidisciplinary team, provide clinical services in Psychiatry as a Consultant to Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drugs, Central Australian Region clients.

The generous remuneration package for this position includes the following:

–       Professional Training Allowance** $21,603 - $27,967
–       Second Roster Allowance **$41,433
–       Private Practice Allowance - Option B** $103,538 – $145,005
–       Hospital Salary packaging $9, 010
–       6 weeks recreation leave.
–       Professional Development leave 2 weeks
–       Superannuation
–       Leave Loading
–       Relocation and Repatriation Reimbursement.

**allowances based on the NTPS medical Officer EBA 2022-2025 

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For further information about this vacancy please contact:
A/Clinical Director on 08 8951 7710 or
ClinicalDirector.MentalHealth@nt.gov.au 

Quote vacancy number: 4117  
Closing date: 01/04/2026  

Applications should consist of a one-page summary sheet, resume / CV, copies of relevant qualifications and contact details for two well-placed referees.

For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search