Lead, Empower and Inspire

Are you a passionate and experienced nursing leader looking to make a meaningful impact? This is your chance to lead the way in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in some of Central West Health's most unique and rewarding rural and remote communities. With vision and innovation, you will inspire your teams, drive excellence in healthcare, and shape the future of nursing in some of our most remote locations.

If you are ready to lead, inspire, and elevate rural and remote nursing...APPLY TODAY!!

Patient Centred Care for our Central West communities

Job details

People-centred care | Quality and safety | Integrity and accountability | Empowered workforce | Continuous improvement

What's involved – The Director of Nursing - Primary Health Centre Remote Facilities (DONPHCRF) is responsible for the strategic, operational, and clinical leadership of rural and remote healthcare services at Central West Hospital and Health Service (CWHHS), including operational leadership of Primary Healthcare Centres in Jundah, Windorah, Bedourie, Boulia, Birdsville, and Jericho Clinic.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the effective use of human, financial, and material resources to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care in remote settings.
• Fostering a positive workplace culture focused on excellence in healthcare.
• Driving innovation, research, and clinical education initiatives to enhance service delivery.
• Providing advanced clinical leadership and managing comprehensive care delivery and staff development.
• Supporting the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Service (EDNMS) in standardising integrated health services across CWHHS and partner agencies.
• Offering expertise in clinical management and portfolio leadership to optimise nursing and midwifery practices and contribute to strategic development.
• The role will include but is not limited to supporting relief Director of Nursing work in CWHHS Primary Health Centre Remote Facilities.

 About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.  It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

Your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 5% annual leave loading;
• career development opportunities;
• RANIP Annual Isolation Bonus;
• CWH provided housing or rental assistance

The locals will tell you a role with CWH is more than a job, and a life in Central West Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it.  Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

First impressions count - Slay the application process by:

• Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.
• Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description (page 3).
• Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application

For more insight visit: Working in the Central West | Central West Hospital and Health Service (youtube.com)

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 2025.v1_QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
  Application Kit
  
  2025.v1_Vaccine Preventable Disease and TB Forms (PDF, 434KB)
  Application Kit
  
  RD_DON_Primary Health Centre Remote Facilities (PDF, 910KB)
  Role Description