“We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.”

Position details

• Part Time, Permanent (0.2 FTE)
• Competitive salary based on skills and experience
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Darwin, N.T

About Neami National

We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life – and we give our all to support people to achieve the wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it might mean nurturing relationships, and for others, it could be building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different goals for their own life, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life, on their terms.

We are proud to support 32,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 49 different Indigenous lands, across the nation. These include mental health and wellbeing supports, housing and suicide prevention services.

About your new role

This is an exciting new role responsible for delivering quality services to (consumers) guests experiencing mental health crisis presenting to Head to Health Darwin.

The GP role requires primary healthcare assessments, diagnosis, and treatment plans within a recovery-oriented framework.

In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the guest and family and carers the GP will draw on their discipline skills to provide high quality assessments and intervention plans aimed at improving the mental health and physical health outcomes for guests accessing the service.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance.

What you will bring to the role?

• Clinical Registration – you must have General AHPRA registration to be eligible to apply.
• Relevant Tertiary Qualifications
• Must hold Indemnity Insurance
• A valid Working with Children Check
• A valid Australian Driver's License
• A valid Police Check

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check – required before commencement of work
• Current drivers licence
• Australian working rights

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description, also attached.

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, please contact:

Manfred Mlestin, Practice Manager – 0458 600 482 and [email protected], using the subject line: General Practitioner - Darwin enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

Be Yourself- Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the uniqu backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.