PHARMACISTS have been named as one of the "high priority" professional groups who will be encouraged to move to the Northern Territory, under a new population strategy launched this month by the NT government.
The program provides an incentive of $3,000 for individuals, $6,000 for couples and $7,000 for families to help with moving and living costs, with additional payments available if they stay in the Territory for five years or more.
There's also a $1,250 local benefit bonus available to spend in the first two years on car registration, child care and local businesses.
PSA national president Shane Jackson said the Society had played a "major role in gaining this recognition for community pharmacists' vital role in providing high quality health outcomes across the NT".
He said people in the Territory face significant challenges in accessing healthcare and medicines with an extremely geographically dispersed population.
"As the medicines experts, community pharmacists play an invaluable role in helping their local communities overcome these issues by providing trusted and readily accessible healthcare".
Jackson said working in the NT could be challenging, but offers the chance to be at the forefront of the pharmacy profession's shift towards non-traditional roles and maximising the scope of practice.
"There are massive opportunities to work closely with Aboriginal Health Services, design and trial health promotions and interventions, and engage with underrepresented and vulnerable groups," the PSA president said.
Registrations for the incentive will open on 01 Nov 2018.
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