This is a pivotal, advanced-level clinical leadership role for an experienced professional ready to take the next step in their career. Offering autonomy and the ability to make high-level clinical decisions in collaboration with senior leadership, you will play a key role in improving health outcomes for prisoners.

This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to lead meaningful change in a complex, dynamic environment. You will work in partnership with Queensland Corrective Services and external government and community organisations to deliver integrated primary healthcare, health and wellbeing programs, and transition care services.

Apply your advanced clinical expertise to make a lasting difference.

Job details

About us:

Capricornia Offender Health Service (COHS) delivers healthcare to prisoners at Capricornia Correctional Centre (CCC), Capricornia Correctional Farm (CCF), and associated work camps, supporting a fluctuating population of around 1,090 male prisoners. CCC also manages prisoner transitions across a wide region, from Mackay in the north to Gladstone in the south, the Capricorn Coast in the east, and the Central Highlands in the west.

COHS operates within a secure correctional environment, meaning healthcare delivery is aligned to structured daily routines and security requirements, which can impact service access and timing. The service responds to a diverse range of needs, including urgent, complex, chronic, and preventative care.

Using a primary healthcare model, COHS provides multidisciplinary care from reception through to transfer and release, supported by integrated referral pathways that prioritise those most in need. Services focus on health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, chronic disease management, rehabilitation, and reducing health inequities.

About the role:

• This role has an operational and professional reporting line to the Nursing Director, Capricornia Offender Health Service.
• Applies professional and clinical expertise in collaboration with nursing and multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
• Takes responsibility for enacting strategies that supports a work-based culture than promotes education, learning, research, and workforce development.
• The role will interface with Queensland Corrective Services, Capricornia Correctional Centre rehabilitation programs; Community Corrections and other external community-based service providers.
• Undertakes operational leadership.
• This role works directly with provision of clinical expertise in patient care within the integrated correctional centre-based primary care service, health and wellbeing programs and community-based transition care services.
• This role has financial and human resource delegations.

About you:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• A relevant postgraduate diploma or master's degree or working towards this will be highly regarded. Experience in correctional nursing is desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership and management capability through the expressed knowledge of team engagement and human, financial and material resource management principles applicable to operational planning, coordination, and evaluation of prisoner health services.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical evidence-based skill and knowledge in nursing, service coordination and interdisciplinary care management, evidenced by feedback, recency of practice and achieved clinical competencies transferable to correctional health care.
• Proven ability to communicate relevant, prompt, and accurate information; is approachable and resourceful in working with senior colleagues and peers; uses good judgement in prioritising courses of action and is respectful to co-workers and patients/prisoners.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $169,138 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $68.86 – 74.76 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) RK6C678868 

Applications close: Monday, 6 April 2026

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Further information

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