Thursday Island: Where healthcare excellence meets island living with Torres and Cape HHS.

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Job details

Health Worker Advanced - Outreach (Identified)

Temporary Full Time | to 30 June 2027 with possibility of extension

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Gina Bob would love to hear your story and answer any questions you may have about the role.

Tell me more...Thursday Island is a small tropical island in the Torres Strait near Cape York, surrounded by clear waters, reefs and nearby islands, with a close-knit community and a relaxed lifestyle shaped by strong Torres Strait Islander culture and a warm year-round climate. 

Working as the Health Worker Advanced - Outreach you will:

Make a difference where it matters most:
• Lead culturally respectful child health programs that empower families and strengthen communities
• Deliver impactful initiatives including health checks, immunisations, education, and prevention programs
• Champion healthy lifestyles through nutrition, activity, and parenting support
• Guide and mentor health workers while managing resources and driving service excellence
• Work with autonomy, using initiative and sound judgement to solve problems and improve outcomes
• Uphold high standards of care, ensuring safe, quality, and meaningful health services for children and families

Professional and personal motivators!

As an Indigenous Health Worker, your advocacy for local Torres and Cape patients is vital in ensuring culturally sensitive and effective health care.

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

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

• Base salary comprising between $2,964.50 - $4,076.70 per fortnight – 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

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.
• Follow us - Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

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.

Please download the Role Description for your future reference. Please do NOT upload zipped files, pdfs created through MS Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents. Accepted files: gif, bmp, png, rtf, txt, doc and docx.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1 TCHHS Applicant Information Pack (PDF)
  
  2 Map Info (PDF)
  
  TC682416 - Job Description (PDF)