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🩺 Health Worker - Advanced | Permanent Full-Time 

Location: Thursday Island (Waiben)

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Olsen Sailor, (07) 4030 6163 would love to hear your story and answer any questions you may have about joining our team as a Health Worker Advanced.

🔍 Tell me more…

In this advanced role, you will lead the delivery of quality primary health care with a specialized focus on Diabetes. You will be responsible for integrating culturally appropriate practices under the Torres Model of Care, ensuring that clinical excellence and community needs are perfectly aligned.

Identified Role: Under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

🌱 Professional and Personal Motivators!

As a Health Worker Advanced, you are a leader and an advocate. Your expertise is vital in ensuring local Torres and Cape patients receive culturally sensitive, effective, and sophisticated diabetes care.

You'll work in diverse, supportive environments where your clinical leadership makes a tangible difference. These communities offer more than just a job—they offer life-defining experiences that will shape your identity as a senior health professional.

⭐ Why Torres and Cape?

We provide a career with a deep sense of purpose, backed by an elite benefits package:

• 💰 Base Salary: $77,342.00 – $106,358.00 p.a. (plus potential additional benefits). Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• 🛡️ Superannuation: Generous employer contribution of 12.75%.
• 📦 Salary Packaging: Maximize your earnings with competitive pre-tax packaging options. Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• 🌴 Leave Entitlements: Extensive leave including 17.5% loading on annual leave.

🌏 Life in the Torres and Cape Region

Living here is an adventure and a privilege:

• Nature at your Doorstep: Explore landscapes ranging from the red outback to tropical rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef.
• True Work-Life Balance: Forget the city traffic; enjoy a short commute and more time for the things you love.
• Deep Cultural Connection: Immerse yourself in the rich, vibrant traditions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHSand the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
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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)
  
  TC674720_Job Description (PDF)