This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants.

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• Recreational leave: 6 weeks per year with 17.5% leave loading

• Personal leave: 3 weeks per year

• Superannuation: 12% employer contribution

• Salary packaging

• Supportive team environment with strong cultural leadership

• Ongoing training, development and clear career pathways

• Job security within a large regional health service

• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance

• Short commutes, family friendly workplace

• Relocation support and allowance

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 anyone with a sense of adventure and those interested in indigenous health issues, not generally seen by health professionals in other areas of Australia.

The Alice Springs Correctional Centre holds prisoners of all security levels and with a focus on rehabilitation and integration. The centre is 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway.

The Alice Springs Hospital is a major referral and teaching hospital for Central Australia, serving a population of more than 42,000 people in the area exceeding a million square kilometres, covering more than 60 per cent of the Northern Territory and extending into the bordering areas of South Australia and Western Australia. The hospital has more than 65,000 admissions annually and, with almost 84 percent of patients being Aboriginal it cares for some of the nation’s most vulnerable people, with high levels of morbidity and mortality, and many conditions rarely seen elsewhere in the country.

An opportunity exists for an Aboriginal Cultural Advisor to fill the position within the Mental Health Service. As a member of the senior leadership team to provide strategic advice on mental health issues relating to Aboriginal people as well as provide professional leadership to Aboriginal Mental Health Workers employed by Mental Health Services Central Australia Region.

Central Australia Mental Health Services delivers public mental health services through a number of interdependent specialist multi-disciplinary mental health teams based in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. This is a unique and rare opportunity in a highly-interested field within a positive and supportive team environment.

For further information about this vacancy please contact: Josephien Rio, General Manager on 08 8951 9169 or Josephien.rio@nt.gov.au

Quote vacancy number: 23187

Closing date: 14/09/2026

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