📍Are you a Nursing leader looking for the opportunity of a lifetime? If you want to go where you're needed most, where every shift counts, and where you’ll grow as a clinician, leader, and person — Kowanyama is calling.

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🚨 Director of Nursing – Kowanyama | Permanent Full-Time 🚨

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Andrea Mann, 0412 880 621 would love to hear your story and answer any question you may have about the role.

Remote Living | Accommodation Included | Not for the Faint-Hearted

Looking for a nursing leadership role with air-conditioning, barista coffee, and a short commute to the beach? This is not that job. But if you're after purpose, challenge, and the kind of leadership role that'll test your skills, resilience, and possibly your sense of humour — then read on.

Where is Kowanyama?

Kowanayam is a remote Indigenous community nestled on the western coast of Cape York, far from the chaos of city life. With a population of around 1,000, it's a place of cultural strength, deep connection to country, and community pride.

Kowanyama means “Place of many waters”, and during the wet season… you'll understand why. You'll swap traffic jams for tropical storms and office small talk for real community contribution.

🕒The Role:

We're on the hunt for a Director of Nursing who can:

• Lead a multidisciplinary team through thick, thin, and cyclones
• Manage clinical services and complex presentations with limited resources
• Be a steady, calm leader (even when the Wi-Fi drops out)
• Work collaboratively with Traditional Owners and community leaders
• Bring humour, humanity, and hard-earned skill to one of the toughest gigs around

🤝What You'll Need:

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Strong leadership and emergency response experience
• Experience working remote or rural 
• A cool head, a warm heart, and the kind of resilience that can't be taught
• Willingness to lead a team while occasionally also being the team

Still reading? Good. You might be the one!

🏡Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $155,831.00 - $163,382.00 per annum – you may be eligible for additional benefits – refer to Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and salary packaging options Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Professional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the world 
• Relocation and accommodation incentives
• Remote Area Nursing Incentive Package

🌍Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
• Follow us - Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Discover more by reading the role description attached.

Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

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.

• 4 TCHHS Nursing & Midwifery Booklet (PDF, 3.85MB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  3 RANIP Recruitment Flyer 2023 (PDF, 282KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  2 Map Info (PDF, 907KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  TC649277_Job Description (PDF, 290KB)
  Role Description