An exciting opportunity exists for a Nurse Practitioner to join the Nurse-Led Walk-in Clinic (NLWiC) at Gympie Hospital, delivering high-quality, same-day healthcare to the local community. This role plays a vital part in improving health outcomes through early intervention and treatment of non-life-threatening episodic illness and injury. Based in the welcoming and community-driven town of Gympie—offering an affordable lifestyle, natural beauty, and strong local connection—you’ll lead and support a multidisciplinary team to provide person-centred, evidence-based care. The NLWiC model enables immediate access to care while supporting long-term health partnerships with General Practice and community services.

Job details

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
• Provide a comprehensive Nurse Practitioner service, effectively managing the safe clinical care of patients presenting with non-differentiated acute episodic illness and/ or injury.
• Develop and maintain agreed Nurse Practitioner credentialing, including the medication formulary to support the highest level of clinical nursing practice and leadership as an autonomous health professional.

Remuneration value up to $149 350 p.a., comprising salary rates $75.27 - $78.59 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 8) (part time position, 64 hrs p.f.). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers 

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/  

Further information

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

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Documents

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

• SC644932_RD (PDF, 422KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants