Step into a meaningful senior role where your expertise in social work will truly change lives. As part of the dedicated team at Toowoomba Hospital, you’ll deliver impactful, patient-centred care while guiding and inspiring others—supported by a health service that values your voice, your wellbeing, and your professional growth. This is more than a job; it’s your chance to lead with heart and purpose in one of Queensland’s most vibrant regional centres.

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What your day will look like….

You'll work closely with a diverse multidisciplinary team to support patients and their families through complex challenges—whether that's navigating health conditions, transitions of care, or psychosocial issues. You'll apply your clinical expertise to assess needs, deliver therapeutic interventions, and develop care plans that reflect the whole person. Your day will also include opportunities to guide and support junior staff, contribute to service improvements, and uphold the values of compassion, integrity and respect that define Darling Downs Health. Whether you're on the ward, in a consultation, or connecting with community services, your impact will be meaningful and far-reaching.

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.

• Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  DD2506643074 Role Description (PDF, 331KB)
  Role Description
  
  DD2506643074 Role Description (PDF, 384KB)
  Role Description