🌍This role is a unique opportunity to serve as a nutrition specialist in one of Australia’s most remote and underserved areas. Join Torres and Cape HHS today! ✈️

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Permanent Full Time position available!

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Robyn Glynn, 0467 730 409 would love to hear your story and answer any questions you may have about the role.

🌅Professional and personal motivators!

We are seeking an experienced and culturally aware Senior Community Nutritionist to play a pivotal leadership role in strengthening nutrition and food security across Thursday Island and the wider Torres Strait communities. You will lead community nutrition initiatives, working closely with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health workers, government agencies, and partner organisations to improve diet-related health outcomes and build resilient food systems.

This role is a unique opportunity to serve as a nutrition specialist in one of Australia's most remote and underserved areas. Healthy food access on Thursday Island is limited and expensive, leading to serious diet-related health issues. If you have the expertise and commitment to community-led approaches, this is your chance to make a valuable contribution.

🌴Thursday Island

Located in the heart of the Torres Strait, Thursday Island offers a unique blend of vibrant culture, close-knit community, and stunning tropical beauty. Surrounded by turquoise waters and rich in Torres Strait Islander traditions, it's a place where your work truly matters — and where island life brings both adventure and deep connection. With regular flights to Cairns, it's remote but accessible — the perfect balance of purpose and paradise.

Fresh produce on Thursday Island is often limited in availability and quality, arriving via barge and deteriorating quickly. Its price can be 20–70% higher than mainland equivalents, making healthy diets unaffordable for many .

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

• Base salary comprising between $128,169.00 - $137,918.00 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

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
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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.

• 1 TCHHS Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 7.50MB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  2 Map Info (PDF, 907KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  TC652605_Job Description (PDF, 296KB)
  Role Description