If you’re a recent medical graduate of an accredited Australian or New Zealand university, we have many intern positions that offer core requirements.

Once you apply, the Northern Territory Prevocational Medical Assurance Services (PMAS) conducts a review of all the eligible applicants. Intern positions are then allocated to health services across the Territory, from Top End to Central Australia.

While both Top End and Central Australia health services meet the 47-week minimum MBA general registration standard and offer core and elective terms, there are some slight differences.

For example, Top End has a 5-term internship year where interns work at Gove and Katherine, as well as Royal Darwin and Palmerston Regional hospitals. Meanwhile, Central Australia and Barkly have a 4-term internship year, and their interns work at Tennant Creek and Alice Springs hospital.

Depending on availability, all applicants are sent to their highest preference where possible.

To find out more information about our application process, go to the NT Prevocational Medical Assurance Services website.

For any questions or general enquiries regarding our intern applications, email internsnt.doh@nt.gov.au or call 08 8999 2834.

As a nursing or midwifery graduate in the Northern Territory, you’ll receive support and education from clinical educators and mentors, as well as experienced nurses and midwives.

These educators, mentors, nurses, and midwives will:

• facilitate your transition into practice
• give you plenty of professional and personal development opportunities

This includes debriefing sessions, case study presentations and clinical rotations.

If you’re interested in a specific area, you can request a clinical rotation in your cover letter, and the department will do it’s very best to place you in your requested area.

Nursing

Nursing graduates are allocated 2 clinical rotations of 6 months each. Some hospitals and clinical areas may even have a 12-month specialty program. These rotations include medical, surgical and specialty areas such as:

• intensive care unit
• operating theatres
• emergency department
• special care nursery and paediatrics
• renal dialysis.

Midwifery

Depending on the hospital and clinical area, midwifery graduates are allocated either 3 or 4 clinical rotations. These rotations include:

• antenatal
• birthing
• postnatal
• special care nursery
• domiciliary care.

A small number of nursing clinical rotations may also be available through Gove District Hospital and Community Health Centres.

Find out more about nursing and midwifery graduate opportunities.

Allied health placements provide allied health students with a wide range of unique learning experiences and increase their knowledge of healthcare in the Territory, including tropical diseases, telehealth and Aboriginal health. Many students who undertake a placement in the Territory become long-term employees.

Explore allied health student placements.

The remote and rural interprofessional placement learning NT -RIPPL NT program supports students from any university or health-related course to complete their placement in the Northern Territory. They provide services including placement planning, financial assistance, networking sessions, cultural workshops and escape rooms for education.

For more information about the program, go to the Flinders University website.

Aboriginal employees bring diverse skills, knowledge and experience that enriches services to Territorians.

In the Northern Territory, we believe that improving Aboriginal representation in the health workforce and providing career and development opportunities is an essential part of building a better functioning health service.

That’s why we’ve created a workforce that proudly represents the Aboriginal culture and values that provide a wide range of career opportunities.

Explore opportunities for scholarships and cadetships.

NT Health can provide new graduates with the following opportunities:

• mentoring and supervision
• regular in-house education sessions to provide continuing professional education
• Inter-professional Allied Health Early Career program
• new graduate dentist/oral health therapist programs
• support for primary, fellowship and MRACDS through a generous professional development allowance.

Graduates must be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

For more information, go to the AHPRA website.

If you’re coming from New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, go to the Dental Board of Australia website.

For any other overseas-trained dentists who have passed the Australian Dental Council Final Examination, go to the Australian Dental Council website.

And if you’re a graduate of an overseas dental school that is employed under the Public Sector Dental Workforce Scheme, go to the Dental Board of Australia website.

Associations that offer advice, support, and knowledge, go to the:

• Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association website.
• Dental Hygienists Association of Australia website.

Are you a new graduate oral health therapist?

Submit your interest in positions in the Territory.

Discover how you can start your new career in the primary care sector in the Territory on the Northern Territory PHN website.

Go to the NT Government jobs website and search for available jobs under the Department of Health  with the keyword 'Intern'.

Submit your application online through the portal. Remember to upload all your supporting documents and to provide 3 referees who are registered medical specialists.