Rural Generalist - Paediatrics

Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Katherine Hospital
Job title Rural Generalist – Paediatrics Designation Rural Generalist RG1 – RG4
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 5 years
Salary $213,380 - $242,013 Location Katherine
Position number 70262403 RTF 353173 Closing 03/09/2026
Contact officer Director of Medical Services on 0437 460 750 or BRR.ClinicalEmployment@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353173
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
The provision of high quality inpatient and outpatient paediatric care including assessment and management of a wide range
of acute general paediatrics, developmental, behavioural, adolescent and other general paediatric conditions.

Context statement
Katherine Hospital has an 8 bed paediatric ward and is supported by the Royal Darwin Hospital paediatric service. The
position will work in paediatrics in the inpatient ward and community outreach services across the Big Rivers Region. As a
Rural Generalist the position will also be rostered and provide on-call cover to the ED and other inpatient units.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high quality care and advice on the management of paediatric patients, including initial assessment, treatment

and on-going management of paediatric patients on the ward, attendees in the Emergency Department and obstetric
service.

2. Provide community outreach services to paediatric patients across the Big Rivers Region, including ACCHOs under the
Single Employer Model.

3. Provide, coordinate and facilitate diagnosis, patient management and discharge planning.
4. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including other medical and nursing staff, paramedical and retrieval services

at both clinical and administrative levels.
5. Lead and participate in continuing medical education, professional development, peer review, research and teaching,

including the provision of training to medical and nursing personnel in aspects of paediatric care.
6. 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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General

Practitioners (RACGP) or Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or equivalent.
2. Recognised Advanced Specialised Training in paediatrics or equivalent experience.
3. Demonstrated ability to interact positively in a cross cultural work environment.
4. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality assurance activities.

Desirable
5. Experience in rural/remote medical practice and /or Australian Indigenous health.

Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

Approved: July 2026 Dr David Rankin, Regional Director Medical Services

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Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Katherine Hospital
Job title Rural Generalist – Paediatrics Designation Senior Rural Generalist SRG1-3
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 5 years
Salary $251,554 - $270,033 Location Katherine
Position number 70262403 RTF 353173 Closing 03/09/2026
Contact officer Director of Medical Services on 0437 460 750 or BRR.ClinicalEmployment@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353173
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
The provision of high quality inpatient and outpatient paediatric care including assessment and management of a wide range
of acute general paediatrics, developmental, behavioural, adolescent and other general paediatric conditions.

Context statement
Katherine Hospital has an 8 bed paediatric ward and is supported by the Royal Darwin Hospital paediatric service. The
position will work in paediatrics in the inpatient ward and community outreach services across the Big Rivers Region. As a
Rural Generalist the position will also be rostered and provide on-call cover to the ED and other inpatient units.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high quality care and advice on the management of paediatric patients, including initial assessment, treatment

and on-going management of paediatric patients on the ward, attendees in the Emergency Department and obstetric
service.

2. Provide community outreach services to paediatric patients across the Big Rivers Region, including ACCHOs under the
Single Employer Model.

3. Provide, coordinate and facilitate diagnosis, patient management and discharge planning.
4. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including other medical and nursing staff, paramedical and retrieval services

at both clinical and administrative levels.
5. Lead and participate in continuing medical education, professional development, peer review, research and teaching,

including the provision of training to medical and nursing personnel in aspects of paediatric care.
6. 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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General

Practitioners (RACGP) or Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or equivalent.
2. Recognised Advanced Specialised Training in Paediatrics, or equivalent paediatric experience, with more than four years’

post-graduate experience.
3. Demonstrated ability to interact positively in a cross-cultural work environment.
4. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality assurance activities.

Desirable
5. Experience in rural/remote medical practice and /or Australian Indigenous health.

Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.