• Highly competitive salary ranging from $96,300 - $103,000 plus superannuation and a host of additional generous benefits!
• Maximise your earning potential with salary packaging opportunities 
• Looking for a change of scenery? We have relocation assistance available to help you make the Big Rivers region your new home!
• Access to company vehicles, as needed during work hours
• A rewarding once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain unique experience that will progress your career

About the Organisation

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation offering our next Cardiac Educator an opportunity unlike anything you can find in major cities across Australia. The Sunrise footprint covers Aboriginal communities that have some of the most untouched beautiful landscapes to explore where the locals are welcoming and ready to share their culture. Sunrise Health Service has partnered with the Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service to provide a rewarding opportunity for Cardiac Educators looking to make a difference in the lives of remote Indigenous communities.

Are you a Registered Nurse with cardiac care experience looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Apply now!

Be Rewarded

In addition to a highly competitive salary ranging from $96,300 - $103,000 (commensurate with skills and experience) plus superannuation, the successful candidate will receive a host of generous additional benefits, including:

• Salary packaging opportunities available to further increase your take-home pay
• Relocation assistance to help you move to this picturesque location unlike any other place in Australia
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development 
• A rewarding career where no two days are the same
• Access to company vehicles as needed during work hours
• A rewarding once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain unique experience that will progress your career

Working at Sunrise Health Service and living in the Big Rivers region also has lifestyle benefits that are unique to the Northern Territory. With the Katherine Gorge on your doorstep and an incredible outdoor lifestyle on offer, combined with some of the best fishing in the world, the Northern Territory is the place to be to make the most of life’s adventures.

How You’ll Make a Difference

The Cardiac Educator provides a visiting service to all Sunrise Health Service and Wurli Wurlinjang clinics and communities, providing individual and group services to cardiac patients and their families.

Based in Sunrise’s wider Community Health team which includes a Health Promotion team and a range of other programs, the Cardiac Nurse Educator will regularly travel to nine remote clinic sites in Sunrise’s service delivery area and will also visit Wurli Wurlinjang clinics throughout Katherine. 

The successful candidate will split their time about 50/50 across both Sunrise and Wurli Wurlinjang, alternating one working week at a time between the organisations.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Providing high quality to patients living with cardiac conditions and their families
• Providing group education and other health promotion sessions
• Providing clinical leadership to other health professionals 
• Coordinating quality improvement activities as needed
• Contributing to reports required to funding bodies, including the online Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Diseases Program portal
• Travelling to sites either via company vehicle or flights (provided by the organisations) 

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, click here to view the position description.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

To be considered for this position, you must hold relevant tertiary Nursing qualifications and have valid AHPRA registration. You will draw on your experience in cardiac care (minimum 3 years of experience) to provide high-quality care to our patients in the region. 

Other requirements include:

• Unrestricted driver’s license with (ideally) the ability to operate a manual vehicle
• First aid certification
• Current OCHRE clearance or willingness to obtain
• Acceptable vaccination status to work with vulnerable people in the NT
• Experience working in an Aboriginal health context 

Critical to your success in this role will be a respect and understanding of Aboriginal cultural imperatives and how they interact with the medical system more broadly. Candidates who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are encouraged to apply.

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.

What are you looking for?

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to make a difference in the lives of remote communities? Apply now!