Emergency Medicine Coordinator

  Date posted: 31 Jul 2026     Applications close: 10 Sep 2026
  Company: Northern Territory Government- Department of Health
  Location: Katherine & Northern Australia, Northern Territory
  Job Type: Full-time
  Contact: Clinical Employment     BRR.ClincalEmployment@nt.gov.au
Description

Rural Generalist RG1 – RG4 - Remuneration Package Range $249,959 - $283,257
Senior Rural Generalist SRG1 - SRG3 - Remuneration Package Range $251,554 - $270,033
Selection will be made at the RG or SRG level depending on the experience/qualifications of the successful applicant.
Katherine Hospital
Katherine, Northern Territory
Several fixed vacancies are available for up to 5 years

Katherine Hospital offers a rare opportunity to work at the top of your scope in one of Australia's most rewarding rural and remote health settings.

You'll join a highly experienced team delivering emergency care to a vast and diverse region, where no two shifts are the same. From trauma and retrieval medicine to tropical disease, paediatrics and complex chronic health presentations, this is meaningful medicine that will continually challenge and develop you.

Whether you're an experienced Rural Generalist, FACRRM, FACEM or Senior Medical Officer seeking a change, Katherine offers the professional satisfaction and work-life balance many doctors struggle to find elsewhere.

Want a mix of GP? With an innovative single employer model operating in the region, you can work across mainstream general practice or with our Aboriginal Medical Service partners under one contract.

Why Katherine?
Make a Bigger Difference
Work in a health service where your skills matter. You'll care for patients across a broad scope of practice and have a genuine impact on the health outcomes of remote and Aboriginal communities.

Outstanding Clinical Exposure
With around 16,000 presentations each year, you'll see a diverse mix of emergency, acute and procedural medicine rarely available in metropolitan settings.

Work With Great People
Join a stable, collegiate team of FACEMs, Rural Generalists, General Physicians, registrars and junior doctors who genuinely enjoy working together.

Teach, Lead and Mentor
Shape the next generation of rural doctors through supervision, teaching and clinical leadership opportunities.

A Roster That Supports Life
Flexible full-time, part-time and job-share arrangements are available. We understand there is more to life than work.

Explore Australia's North
Live minutes from Nitmiluk Gorge and the Katherine River, with Kakadu, the Kimberley and world-class fishing, camping and adventure right on your doorstep. Spend less time commuting and more time exploring.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and generous allowances
  • Relocation assistance and accommodation support
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Teaching, Leadership portfolios and mentorship
  • Flexible employment options
  • Unique and rewarding career experience in rural and remote medicine

Join Us
If you're seeking a career that offers challenge, purpose, adventure and an exceptional lifestyle, Katherine could be exactly what you're looking for.  Contact our Senior Recruitment team to discuss opportunities for a site visit.

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Clinical Employment Unit on 08 8973 9020 or BRR.ClincalEmployment@nt.gov.au

Quote vacancy number: 70262398
Closing date: 10/09/2026

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

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