Registration Requirements (Before you apply)

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration

To apply for a job with NT Health, all enrolled nurses, registered nurses, registered midwives, nurse practitioners, and endorsed midwives must hold current Australian registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

For more information, go to the Nursing and Midwifery Board website .

International applications

All health professionals wishing to practice in Australia must hold Australian registration, and have appropriate levels of education, skill and experience. International applicants will need to have gained Australian registration prior to applying for employment. Visit Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Registration & endorsement to ensure you meet the requirements.

For more information about Immigrating to the NT and the process for gaining professional registration visit the Migrating Internationally web page.

For more information about working visas, go to the Australian Governments Immigration and citizenship website.

Immunisations

NT Health is committed to ensuring that all health care workers are protected from vaccine preventable diseases.

You must provide immunisation records before starting work.

Criminal history check and working with children

If you're offered employment you will need to submit a national criminal history check and a working with children clearance (WWCC), also called an Ochre Card, at your own expense.

A Criminal History Check (CHC) is a check of a person’s criminal history undertaken by the Northern Territory Police or an Australian State/Territory Police Service in the form of a National Police Certificate (NPC).

National police checks (NPC) issued by third party providers (such as Fit2Work, Healthoutcomes Australia and National Crim Check) are not accepted.

To apply for a NPC and WWCC, go to the Safe NT Online services website