• A rewarding opportunity for General Practitioners looking to change lives in a vibrant regional location
• Enjoy a competitive remuneration package of $1300 per day + superannuation and incentives
• Relocation assistance and subsidised accommodation available to help you make this region your new home
• Spend your spare time indulging in all the natural delights that the NT has to offer

Mind - Body - Spirit: Healing families together, the Sunrise way.

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (SHS) is a community-controlled health organisation providing services to nine individual remote communities in the eastern Katherine region. 

We provide vital services to nine communities spread over 45,000 square kilometres in the Roper River region. Our footprint covers Aboriginal communities living on some of the most pristine, untouched landscapes in the natural world, where locals are welcoming and ready to invite you in to share their culture. 
We now have exciting opportunities for Experienced Registrar GPs looking for a rewarding career where they can see the impact of their work first-hand in the NT.

We seek Experienced and Registrar GP’s to join our team based in Katherine, Northern Territory.  This is a unique opportunity to work with Traditional Owners in a rich and rewarding region and to make a positive impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.

A sunrise worth waking up for 

Complementing this enriching experience, you can look forward to the following:

• Generous remuneration of approximately $1300 per day + $200 per day for successfully met KPIs and generous salary packaging benefits increasing take-home pay including LAFHA if eligible;
• Relocation and heavily subsidised accommodation available for longer-term, community-based assignments (approx. $120/week including utilities);
• No on-call outreach + standard business hours 8 am-4:30 pm;
• Negotiable study leave and;
• Access to a 4WD pool car 

We are an inclusive organisation dedicated to enacting our values of commitment, open-mindedness, honesty, efficiency, respect, and education. 

What’s on the horizon 

If you are a General Practitioner seeking to make a significant community impact, we need your expertise! 

We have multiple full-time opportunities for experienced GPs and an exceptional opportunity for a Registrar GP as a part of a collaborative team of Community GPs. You will report to the Senior Medical Officer while you: 

• Proactively provide primary health care services;
• Collaborate with Nurses, Care Managers, Aboriginal health professionals, community-based workers, and Traditional Owners to enhance localised health initiatives
• Support with the screening, surveillance, collection, collation, and reporting of vital health data;
• Grow with our Sunrise Continous Quality Improvement program; and
• Facilitate the accurate and timely processing of Medicare claims to optimise our Medical Benefit Schedule claims.

Our next ray of light

It will bring optimism, flexibility, and a healthy appetite for bush life! 

You'll conduct 3-week stints in towns like Barunga, Wugularr (Beswick), Manyallaluk (Eva Valley), Bulman, Weemol, Mataranka, Jilkminggan, Minyerri, Ngukurr, and Urapunga (Rittarangu); re-grouping in our Katherine office between visits. 

In your downtime, you can soak up the region's rich biodiversity and unmatched landmarks - Katherine is an epicentre for inimitable natural landscapes. Bring your hiking boots, swimsuit, and a broad brim! 

What makes you shine 

In addition to a passion for providing high-quality health services to a diverse community, the successful candidate will possess

• AHPRA registration and First Aid;
• Familiarity with Medicare rebates (processing &/or management skills are desirable);
• An unrestricted Australian driver's license;
• OCHRE card (working with children in the Northern Territory) and;
• Clean criminal history check (or willingness to obtain)

Our team is dedicated to ensuring our 'sun come-up mob' continue to have access to equitable and culturally appropriate primary health care services, now and into the future. We strengthen our communities by developing sustainable primary healthcare solutions to local concerns. 

One of our most recent triumphs was reaching a 98% COVID-19 immunisation rate for our children - 10% higher than the Northern Territory average. 

About the Area

The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains.

While the region is highly valued for its natural, cultural, and history and heritage attractions, there are opportunities to strengthen the tourism industry and further develop the quantity and quality of tourism products in the region.

Comparative advantages for the region include: 

• Drive tourism with its central location and road connections between Queensland, Western Australia and the north and south of the Territory 
• The quality, quantity and diversity of the natural attractions in the region, including eight national parks or reserves and five main river systems 
• Authentic Aboriginal cultural attractions and experiences, including Aboriginal cultural festivals 
• Historical and heritage experiences 
• The warmth and hospitality of the people within the region.

The early bird catches the worm - apply today!