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Senior Rehab Clinician - Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
Mount Isa Hospital
Advance Your Allied Health Career in North West Queensland!
Join our dedicated Allied Health team providing high‑level rehabilitation services across the North West region. This permanent full‑time role offers the chance to lead clinical practice, support a multidisciplinary workforce, and drive service improvement in a dynamic and community‑focused health service.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI678285 |
| Closing date | 27-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent, Full-time |
| Contact person | Sidony Miller-Waugh |
| Contact details | (07) 4744 4447 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
You'll play a key leadership role in delivering high‑quality rehabilitation services across the North West Hospital and Health Service. Working within a multidisciplinary Allied Health team, you will provide expert clinical care, guide less experienced clinicians, and contribute to the development of evidence‑based models of care that support patients across acute, community, and outreach settings.
- Provide high‑level clinical rehabilitation services for inpatients and outpatients across Mount Isa Hospital and the wider region.
- Lead clinical practice development by contributing to guidelines, protocols, service delivery models, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support, supervise, and mentor junior staff, students, and rural generalist trainees to strengthen Allied Health capability across the service.
Working with us
- Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
- Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
- Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
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.
- 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.
Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Sidony Miller-Waugh on (07) 4744 4447.
Applications close: Friday, 27 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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