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Nurse Practitioner (Frail Aged Service) - Bowen Hospital
Bowen Hospital
Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.
Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.
Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 8 |
| Workplace Location | Mackay region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/680541 |
| Closing date | 12-May-2026 |
| Job duration | Refer to Role Description |
| Contact person | Debbie McConnel |
| Contact details | 07 4786 8202 Access the National Relay Service |
Role details
The Bowen Hospital is seeking applications for a Nurse Practitioner (Frail Aged Service) to join their team on a temporary basis.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
To lead a new Nurse Practitioner model of care within the Connected Community Pathways (CCP) multidisciplinary team. The FANPS service aims to reduce avoidable Emergency Department presentations and potentially preventable hospitalisations through timely assessment and intervention with combined telehealth and face to face consultations in the patient/client's usual residence/residential aged care facility (RACF). The FANPS team works collaboratively with Emergency Department Bowen Hospital, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), General Practitioners and other service providers of commonwealth funded services within the Bowen community.
The service focuses on residents, patients and clients within the Bowen community having access to timely clinical assessment and implementation of or modifying of treatment plans by the Nurse Practitioner through telehealth or face to face consultation in the patient/client's usual residence or residential facility. The Nurse Practitioner will be supported by a Clinical Nurse Consultant and will provide care, where practical, in collaboration with the patient/clients usual General Practitioner/ Medical Officer and in accordance with the patient/clients advanced care planning directives.
The FANPS team works with the Bowen Hospital discharge team to facilitate RACF transfers and admissions, discharge planning for clients of home care services and provide a review service of discharged clients of commonwealth funded services in their home reducing failed discharges and hospital readmission.
About the Team
Bowen is located at the top of the Whitsundays, and the local hospital offers breath taking views of the surrounding blue seas and stunning local beaches. The Bowen Hospital is a busy rural facility consisting of 18 acute beds which offer several specialty inpatient and outpatients services. Bowen hospital operates an oncology service with 3 treatment chairs, providing patients requiring chemotherapy and medical infusions. Numerous specialist services are supported by a telehealth service, with specialist located in tertiary sites around Queensland. he Hospital provides a service to the Bowen community with outreach of the allied health services to Collinsville Multipurpose Health Service.
The Frail Aged Nurse Practitioner service (FANPS) sits within the Community Connected Pathways Project multidisciplinary team and is employed by Mackay Hospital and Health Service reporting operationally to the Bowen Hospital Director of Nursing/ Facility Manager and clinically to Director of Clinical Services.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- 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
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application. Applications remain current for 12 months (permanent roles) or for the duration of the vacancy (temporary roles).
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
