This six-week Nurse Practitioner backfill is a valuable opportunity to practise at full scope and demonstrate advanced clinical leadership. You’ll deliver expert, autonomous care including comprehensive assessment, prescribing, diagnostics and referrals for a defined patient population.

As the NP, you will also contributes to system improvement through policy development, quality and risk management, education, research and change initiatives. Mentor colleagues while promoting best practice and innovation. If you’re a confident clinician ready to step into NP leadership, this short-term opportunity offers high impact, visibility and meaningful professional growth. Enjoy 20% of your rostered hours allocated away from direct clinical duties to support them to work to your full scope of practice.

Job details

About us:

Assist the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for HITH, Staff Specialists and Senior Medical Staff in ensuring a high quality efficient and equitable clinical service to clients admitted to HITH. This service aims to provide ward level care in a patient's home utilising both home visits and virtual consultations. The patient types include General Medicine (including Covid-19 positive patients), Surgical and Orthopaedics clients.

Direct referrals from General Practice will also be admitted to this model of care. This position works with the HITH SMO. This position is also responsible (in conjunction with the HITH SMO) for establishing and strengthening collegial relationships with clinical specialties to ensure optimum patient care, referral pathways and protocols in the HITH service.

About the role:

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) for Central Queensland Health works in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM)/Director of Nursing (DON)/Nursing Director/Team Manager and wider Central Queensland Health program team to support the clinical unit in provision of safe quality healthcare through exemplary clinical nursing standards of practice for the specialty of Acute Care.

About you:

• Registration and Nurse Practitioner endorsement with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and possession of a current practising certificate.
• Postgraduate Masters in Nurse Practitioner or equivalent is mandatory.
• The appointee will be required to undergo a credentialing process and will be granted appropriate scope of clinical practice.

What we offer:

Total monthly remuneration value of up to $15,261 p.m. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $77.53 - $80.95 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) RK6A674364

Applications close: Sunday, 22 February 2026

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Further information

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