Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? Darling Downs Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse – Child Development Intake Coordinator to join our compassionate team in Toowoomba. In this pivotal role, you’ll be the first point of contact for families navigating child development services, helping them access the care and support they need. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, GPs, and external agencies. If you’re a skilled communicator, a natural coordinator, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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What your day will look like….

You'll begin by reviewing new referrals, applying your advanced clinical judgement to triage and prioritise cases based on established criteria. Throughout the day, you'll engage with families, offering guidance and clarity to help them make informed health decisions. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team—sharing insights, coordinating care plans, and ensuring seamless communication across services. You'll also contribute to health promotion initiatives, develop educational resources, and support quality improvement activities. Whether mentoring junior staff or refining clinical protocols, your work will be grounded in compassion, evidence-based practice, and a commitment to excellence. Every interaction you have will help shape a healthier future for children in our community.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance                     
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

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

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

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

• DD2507647583 Role Description (PDF, 338KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants