Health industry: professional organisations and partners
Get to know the organisations and agencies that make your exceptional career in the Northern Territory possible
Moving from overseas or interstate to accelerate your career and transform your lifestyle can be a big change - but with our resources and support, you'll feel a lot more confident to make the move. We have access to organisations and partners that can make your life easier when making the transition.
From helpful advice to networking, education and support, our sources are here to guide your new journey.
Organisations such as the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) were established to provide support to the National Boards. Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, the Australian health ministers established national boards to regulate health professions in Australia:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia
- Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
- Chiropractic Board of Australia
- Dental Board of Australia
- Medical Board of Australia
- Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
- Optometry Board of Australia
- Osteopathy Board of Australia
- Paramedicine Board of Australia
- Pharmacy Board of Australia
- Physiotherapy Board of Australia
- Podiatry Board of Australia
- Psychology Board of Australia
Give your nursing or midwifery career a boost and make the move to the Territory.
The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office is the largest employer of Northern Territory nurses and midwives - as well as Territory based education providers, such as:
- Charles Darwin University
- Centre for Remote Health
- Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
- Fox Education and Consultancy
- Menzies School of Health Research
Learn everything you need to know about becoming a nurse or midwife from the Australian College of Nursing or the Australian College of Midwives.
More interesting work goes with the Territory. Move to the Northern Territory to develop your skills and progress your medical career
If you’re planning on moving to the Territory as a medical professional, you’ll need to be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
Partners that support the medical industry are Flinders University School of Medicine, James Cook University and Flinders University. Rural Generalist is a strong supporter of the Northern Territory’s rural generalists, and Northern Territory PHN is here to guide you with information, education and like-minded people in your industry.
Learn everything you need to know about working in the medical field from:
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD)
- Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
- Australasian College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
- Royal Australasian College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA)
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS)
Depending on your job role, your position may be regulated by a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme - through Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the national boards - or be self-regulated by your professional body.
Here are some helpful links to professional organisations for self-regulating professions:
- Speech Pathology Australia
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Dietitians Australia
- Audiology Australia
- Australian Sonography Association (ASA)
- The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association
- Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA).
- Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
- Australian Podiatry Association
Here are some helpful links to professional organisations for the Allied Health professions:
- Speech Pathology Australia
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Dietitians Australia
- Audiology Australia
- Australian Sonography Association (ASA)
- The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association
- Australian Podiatry Association
- Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
- The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT)
- Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA)
- Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SHPA)
Make sure that you’re registered with the Ahpra. For more information, go to the Ahpra website. If you’re coming from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, visit the Dental Board of Australia website.
For any other overseas-trained dentists who have passed the Australian Dental Council Final Examination, check out the Australian Dental Council's 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 are the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association and the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners have to be registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (ATSIHPBA).
ATSIHPBA works with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) to regulate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners.
Learn more about the team that attract, recruits, and supports health professionals working across regional and remote communities in the Northern Territory.
NCCTRC train and deploy Australian Medical Assistance Teams, also known as AUSMAT, all around the world in response to man-made and natural disasters.