Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Surgery and Critical Care
Job title Specialist Anaesthetist Designation Staff Specialist Clinician SMO1.1 - SMO1.6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $213,380 - $261,100 Location Darwin
Position number 45943 RTF 328094 Closing 14/09/2025
Contact officer Dr Sandy Smirk on 08 8922 8713 or sandy.smirk@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=328094

1. Provide specialist-level anaesthesia, acute pain and peri-operative medicine services to the Royal Darwin Hospital.
2. Provision of anaesthesia services to Palmerston Regional Hospital as well as Surgical Outreach visits.
3. Participate in the development of the discipline of Anaesthesia in the Northern Territory (NT) including research,
   continuous education and training of medical, nursing and paramedical personnel.
4. Provide emergency after-hours care and consultancy service on a roster basis alongside other members of the
   Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine.
5. Participate in related education activities of the department.
6. Participation and supervision of Safety and Quality Improvement activities such as clinical audit, morbidity and mortality
   reviews, as well as revision and review of policies, guidelines and procedures that align with national and international
   recommendations.
7. Ensure a safe and strategic approach to high quality standards, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), Equal Employment
   Opportunity (EEO), anti-discrimination, cultural safety and a demonstrated commitment to their implementation.
8. Foster a positive and safe workplace culture through exemplary leadership, support and role-modelling behaviour to all
   NT Health staff.