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Advanced Health Worker - Cardiac (Identified)
Mount Isa (travel to remote communities is required for this role)
Be the Link Between Community and Cardiac Care!
Join our Cardiac Services team and play a vital role in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to access culturally safe, holistic cardiovascular care. This permanent full‑time position works collaboratively with specialist nurses, community services, and First Nations health leaders to improve heart health outcomes across the North West region.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Health Service Support |
| Classification | HWF3 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI677107 |
| Closing date | 20-Apr-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent, Full-time |
| Contact person | Jacqueline Engman |
| Contact details | 0491 295 377 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
Play a key role in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to engage in safe, culturally responsive and effective cardiac care.
- Facilitate culturally safe access to cardiac services and support clients to actively participate in their own care.
- Deliver evidence‑based cardiac health interventions, education, and health promotion activities within community settings.
- Act as a cultural liaison, providing guidance to clinical teams and ensuring services are respectful, appropriate, and aligned with the Health Equity Strategy.
Working with us
- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (pro rata for part time employees).
- In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your Recreation leave.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
Requirements
- Frequent travel to remote communities via light aircraft and overnight stays is a requirement of this position, the incumbent is required to be able to travel for a minimum of one continuous week six times in a calendar year.
- Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check; from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position.
- s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
Affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback,' Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour.
The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.
Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Jacqueline Engman on 0491 295 377.
Applications close: Monday, 20 April 2026.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Documents
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