Working in partnership to strengthen remote healthcare

 

Why partner with the NT Remote Locum Program?

Workforce specialists

Access short-term placements of health professionals where and when they’re needed from an organisation who values partnerships and self-determination.

Culture at the centre

Build your capability with our well credentialed health professionals who we support with cultural education. Health professionals learn culture continuously while on placement to provide holistic healthcare.

Place-based

The NT Remote Locum Program works with, not against, local organisations and remote health professionals. We work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to design solutions and build locally-led services.

Indigenous-led

The NT Remote Locum Program leadership is majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They guide our Indigenous-led, governed and focused strategy to connect and work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal services in the NT.

Work as a NT Remote Locum Program health professional

Support quality healthcare in remote and very remote NT through community-led partnerships.

Be at the centre of community health as a NT Remote Locum Program GP. You’ll deliver primary health services backed with 24/7 support and a supportive, local network of health professionals with valuable skills and experience in remote healthcare.

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

Care for the community’s diverse health needs as a NT Remote Locum Program RN. Every day is different yet always interesting and rewarding.

REGISTERED NURSES

Be a part of preventing the unequally high rates of oral disease in remote communities as a NT Remote Locum Program Dentist, Dental Therapist or Dental Assistant.

ORAL HEALTH

Help prevent and address the high rates of hearing loss, particularly in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

AUDIOLOGISTS

Healthcare designed for local needs

We’re about strengthening the community-controlled health sector.

To do this, we deploy urban-based health professionals for workforce placement solutions. This is all done in partnership with:

  • the community
  • health services
  • health professionals
  • The NT Remote Locum Program clinical, cultural and workforce teams.

Together we find solutions that fit local needs. These solutions help services in the community to keep working well into the future.

Communities we serve

Each remote community has their own goals and aspirations for healthcare.

We work in partnership with services and people in communities to find out how to support and strengthen them into a sustainable future.

Ali Curung

Ali Curung is 170 km south of Tennant Creek in the southern Barkly region. The community is accessible by road and has a local store, bakery, police station, petrol station, community hall and an arts and culture centre.

Central
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Alpurrurulam

Alpurrurulam, found in the northern Barkly region, is 650km northwest of Alice Springs and just west of the Queensland border. The community has a local store, a petrol station and a recreational centre.

Barkly
On callInternet - Unrestricted4G available

Alyangula

Alyangula is on the Groote Eylandt archipelago, approximately 640km east southeast of Darwin and some 50km off the Arnhem Land coast. The community is only accessible by air and has a supermarket, bakery, a police station and a petrol station.

Top End
On callInternet - Limited clinic use3G available

Amoonguna

Amoonguna is 21km southeast of Alice Springs, near the Todd river and is accessible by road. The community has a local store, women's centre and community hall.

Central
No on callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Ampilatwatja

Ampilatwatja, located 320km northeast of Alice Springs, is found in central Northern Territory on the Aherrenge Aboriginal Land Trust. The community has a women's centre, basketball courts and a community store with a petrol station.

Central
On callInternet - Limited clinic use4G available

Angurugu

Angurugu is situated halfway down the western coast of Groote Eylandt, on the banks of the Angurugu River. Groote Eylandt is around 650km east of Darwin and 50km off the Arnhem Land coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. There is a community store, a takeaway store and a police station.

Top End
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Anmatjere

Anmatjere is 194km north of Alice Springs in the central desert of the Northern Territory. The community has a local store, a community hall, a police station and a caravan park that supplies petrol.

Central
On callInternet - Limited accommodation use4G available

Anyinginyi

Anyinginyi is 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs and 1000 kilometres south of Darwin. Located in the heart of the Barkly Region, this community has a police station, a local store and multiple restaurants and cafes.

Central
No on callInternet - Personal clinic use4G available

Aputula

Aputula is about 317 km south of Alice Springs and is accessible by road and air. The community has a local store, a petrol station, a community hall and a recreational hall.

Central
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use3G available

Areyonga

Areyonga is nestled in a valley at the western end of the MacDonnell Ranges, about 240km west of Alice Springs. The community has a local store, swimming pool, football oval, basketball court and community hall.

Central
On callInternet - Limited accommodation usePhone service unavailable
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Equality and self-determination

We work with communities in remote and very remote NT to support self-determination. We believe Aboriginal communities deserve equality in access to healthcare and the right to choose how that happens.

Our work aligns with the National Agreement for Closing the Gap Priority Reforms 1 and 2:

  1. Formal Partnerships and Shared Decision Making.
  2. Building the Community-Controlled Sector.

To do this, the Australian government funds the NT Remote Locum Program to deliver:

Always supported with the NT Remote Locum Program

We support healthcare professionals to do short-term paid placements (3 weeks to 12 weeks) in partnership with remote Aboriginal communities in the NT.

Enjoy continuous learning when you work with the NT Remote Locum Program. We provide:

  • cultural and clinical orientation to prepare health professionals for placement and ongoing, 24/7 support
  • help with travel and accommodation
  • access to online learning.

To take part in the NT Remote Locum program, health professionals must meet some minimum criteria as a:

  • General Practitioner
  • Registered Nurse
  • Dentist
  • Dental Therapist
  • Dental Assistant
  • Audiologist.