Darling Downs Health is seeking a passionate and skilled Clinical Nurse – School Based Youth Health Nurse to join our team based in Dalby. In this unique role, you’ll service State Secondary Schools in Dalby, Tara, Miles, Taroom, and Wandoan, promoting health, preventing illness, and supporting the wellbeing of young people through education, early intervention, and care planning. If you’re a proactive, compassionate nurse with a strong interest in youth health and community engagement, this is your opportunity to lead positive change in a supportive and values-driven environment.

Job details

What your day will look like….

You'll spend your time building trusted relationships with students, school staff, and families—offering confidential health consultations, delivering engaging health education sessions, and supporting whole-of-school health initiatives. Whether you're assessing a young person's health needs, coordinating care, or collaborating with school teams to shape health-promoting environments, your work will be dynamic, people-focused, and deeply rewarding. You'll be a visible and approachable presence in the school community, using your clinical expertise and leadership to empower young people and foster a culture of wellbeing.

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.

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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.

• DD2509658494 Role Description (PDF, 573KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants