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Bring your nursing expertise to a welcoming rural community in Wondai, where your care truly matters. As a Registered Nurse with Darling Downs Health, you’ll deliver high quality, person centred care in a residential aged care setting, working with a close knit team that values compassion, dignity and professional growth. This is your chance to make a meaningful difference every day.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 5
Workplace Location Toowoomba region,Wide Bay
Job ad reference QLD/DD2604679675
Closing date 23-Apr-2026
Job duration
Contact person Melissa Stone
Contact details (07) 4169 2600
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What your day could look like

As a Registered Nurse, you'll play a vital role in supporting the health, independence and wellbeing of residents while strengthening outcomes across the local community. From delivering evidence‑based care to mentoring others and improving practice, your work will have real, visible impact in a supportive rural environment.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

  • Providing holistic, person‑centred nursing care that enhances residents' quality of life and clinical outcomes
  • Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support safe, coordinated and responsive care
  • Using sound clinical judgement to manage risk, uphold quality standards and drive continuous improvement
  • Supporting and guiding colleagues through role modelling, knowledge sharing and leadership on shift

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who brings skill and heart to everything you do. You value strong relationships, act with integrity, and take pride in delivering care that respects each person's dignity. You're calm under pressure, thoughtful in your decisions, and motivated by seeing residents and teams thrive together. Most of all, you're proud of the difference you make in people's lives and the trust placed in you as a nurse.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

  • Current registration (or eligibility) as a Registered Nurse in Australia
  • Experience delivering evidence‑based nursing care, ideally in aged care or a similar setting
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
  • A commitment to professional development, quality improvement and safe clinical practice

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in rural or residential aged care settings and/or postgraduate study in aged care.

Above all, you'll bring the values we live by at Darling Downs Health: Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage—using them to shape care, strengthen teams and support a community that genuinely values what you do.

This role is about delivering care you can be proud of, while building healthier communities through values‑led nursing.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

  • Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
  • Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
  • Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
  • Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
  • Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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