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Advanced Health Worker Diabetes (Identified)
Mount Isa
Join Our Diabetes Care Team in North West Queensland!
Temporary full-time opportunity for an Advanced Health Worker to support culturally safe diabetes care and health promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across North West Queensland.
Job details
| Position status | Contract,Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HWF3 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI677840 |
| Closing date | 23-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | 12 months |
| Contact person | Jacqueline Engman |
| Contact details | 0491 295 377 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
As an Advanced Health Worker within Diabetes Services, you will work closely with specialist nurses to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients living with or at risk of diabetes. This role focuses on culturally safe care, health promotion and supporting clients to actively participate in managing their health.
In this role you will:
- Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to engage with diabetes services and understand their care
- Deliver culturally safe diabetes education, health promotion and community outreach
- Work collaboratively with nurses, primary health providers and community services
- Assist with quality improvement and culturally appropriate care across the service
Working with us
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
- Successful completion of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.
- s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
- 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.
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
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.
Once a raw frontier town built in the heart of North West Queensland around the vast mineral resources, Mount Isa has grown into a thriving industrial and commercial centre renowned for its friendly and welcoming nature.
The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.
Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Jacqueline Engman on 0491 295 377
Applications close: Monday 23 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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