Education Team Lead

Northern Territory PHN (operating entity: Health Network Northern Territory Ltd); Alice Springs; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Dog-Friendly Fridays

Job summary

NT PHN invites applications for an Education Team Lead to drive CPD and education access for the NT primary health workforce. You will oversee CPD calendar, grants, scholarships, and the Compass Conference, leading a high-performing team and collaborating with stakeholders.

You will develop and implement an education strategy aligned with NT health priorities and remote workforce needs, ensuring quality, culturally safe learning opportunities and reporting against KPIs.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in clinical education or health education/PM.
• Proven leadership with track record of managing teams.
• Lead policy development and process improvement for workforce programs.
• Strong program management with budget oversight and reporting.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and evaluation skills.
• Experience in service development to meet funding and contracts.
• Understanding remote health workforce and Aboriginal health context.
• Strong written and verbal communication, report writing.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of professional development and education events for primary health care professionals across the NT.
• Oversight of the CPD Grants and Health Workforce Scholarship program.
• Leadership of a high performing team with focus on exceptional client-focused service and partnerships.
• Financial management and KPI tracking/reporting to governance and funding bodies.
• Workforce planning to support the sector and ensure continued access to a quality workforce during emergencies.
• Developing innovative workforce solutions for culturally safe service delivery.
• Leading by example in achieving results and continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop flexible workforce partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Education for health professionals

Communication

Budget management

Remote health knowledge

Analytical thinking

Cross-cultural understanding

Education

Clinical education degree

Job description

About the Opportunity

Parental Leave Backfill Contact Ends on 29 February 2028

Join NT PHN in an Education Team Lead role, responsible for the delivery of programs enabling access to continuous professional development (CPD) and education to the Northern Territory’s (NT) multidisciplinary primary health workforce. This includes but is not limited to NT PHN’s CPD calendar, CPD grants, Health Workforce Scholarship Program and the bi-annual Compass Conference.

The role leads the implementation of a relevant education strategy, identifying priority contents in consultation with stakeholders and consideration of NT population health trends and NT PHN’s priority workforce needs for such as GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, Aboriginal health workers.

The team lead will also work collaboratively within NT PHN and across the primary health care sector to identify opportunities to collaborate, integrate and optimise cost effective learning opportunities.

About You

You have:

• Tertiary education relevantto clinical educationand/or extensive experience in education for health professionals and project management. Exceptional interpersonal and engagement skills, with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships with a wide range of internal and external clients, partners and stakeholders in an environment requiring cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities with exceptional management skills and a track record of leading successful teams.
• Ability to lead the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and processes to drive the efficient and effective operation of the Workforce Branch and their deliverables.
• Demonstrated high level skills in program management including oversight and management of budgets and ensuring quality and timeliness of all program delivery and reporting to meet Key Performance Indicators.
• Highly developed problem-solving, conceptual, and analytical skills, and proven ability to contribute to evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Proven skills and experience in service development and implementation to meet funding requirements and contractual obligations.
• An understanding of the issues relating to remote health workforce development and primary health care professionals working in an Aboriginal health and cross-cultural context.
• Demonstrated expertise in written and verbal communication skills, including high-level report writing.

About the Role

Key priorities include:

• Leading the design and delivery of professional development and education events for primary health care professionals across the NT.
• Oversight of the CPD Grants and Health Workforce Scholarship program.
• Leadership of a high performing team with a focus on the delivery of exceptional, client-focused service provision and building of collaborative partnerships with stakeholders.
• Financial management and program key performance indicators tracking and reporting to NT PHN governance structures and relevant funding bodies.
• Engaging in workforce planning to support the primary health care sector and ensure continued access to a quality workforce during periods of need, including during emergency response.
• Developing and implementing innovative workforce solutions that advance the effective, culturally safe, and sustainable delivery of quality primary health care services.
• Leading by example in achieving results and driving continuous quality improvement for all programs and initiatives.
• Working with key internal and external stakeholders to lead the development of collaborative, flexible, workforce partnerships and activities, to address workforce challenges and opportunities, whilst maximizing business potential.

What’s in it for You?

Working with NT PHN means being part of an organisation committed to improving health outcomes for Territorians. We offer a rewarding and purpose-driven work environment with a range of employee benefits, including:

• Competitive remuneration including up to $15,899 salary packaging and a generous base salary.
• Six weeks annual leave to support work-life balance.
• Flexible working arrangements that suit your lifestyle.
• A dynamic, fast-paced and supportive team environment with a positive workplace culture.
• Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and career.
• The freedom to bring innovative and creative thinking to your role.
• Access to SONDER, a 24/7 comprehensive employee support service for personal safety, medical and mental health needs.
• And yes – we have Dog-Friendly Fridays!

This position will remain open until Wednesday 16 September 2026.

Commitment to Reconciliation

NT PHN is committed to delivering all work in a culturally inclusive, sensitive and safe manner that supports reconciliation. Our Reconciliation Action Plan reflects our ongoing dedication to embedding reconciliation principles into both our operations and daily practices.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all roles within NT PHN.