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Registered Nurse - Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (AODS)
Mount Isa
Make a Real Impact in Alcohol and Other Drugs Nursing!
Join a specialist multidisciplinary team as a permanent full time Registered Nurse. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your specialist Alcohol and Other Drugs expertise while making a meaningful impact in regional and remote communities.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 5 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI677021 |
| Closing date | 12-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent |
| Contact person | Ruth Dewar |
| Contact details | (07) 4744 9100 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
As a Registered Nurse within the Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (AODS), you will deliver safe, compassionate and evidence-based care to individuals, families and communities affected by substance use. Working within a multidisciplinary team across the broader North West Hospital and Health Service, you will play a vital role in promoting recovery, harm minimisation and improved health outcomes.
- Deliver specialist programs including the Opioid Treatment Program, Needle and Syringe Program, and Queensland Drug Diversion initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with Nursing, Allied Health, and Medical teams while exercising professional autonomy and clinical judgement.
- Contribute to quality improvement, cultural capability, education, and evidence-based practice to enhance patient and community outcomes.
Working with us
- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (pro rata for part time employees).
In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave; of which we offer 5 weeks p.a.
- Base salary ranges between $85,236 and $109,330 p.a. (Nurse Grade 5).
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
Requirements
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.
The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Ruth Dewar on (07) 4744 9100.
Applications close: Thursday, 12 March 2026.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Documents
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