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Join a supportive Emergency Department team in Toowoomba where your nursing expertise truly matters. As a Registered Nurse with Darling Downs Health, you’ll deliver compassionate, high quality care, grow your clinical confidence, and make a meaningful difference for patients and the local community—every shift, every day.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 5
Workplace Location Toowoomba region
Job ad reference QLD/DD2604680011
Closing date 07-May-2026
Job duration
Contact person Dani Williams
Contact details (07) 4616 4374
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What your day could look like

As a Registered Nurse, you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, responsive care to people when they need it most. Working in a fast‑paced Emergency Department, you'll be trusted to use your judgement, collaborate closely with colleagues, and help create positive patient experiences across the service.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

  • Providing holistic, evidence‑based nursing care that supports timely recovery and wellbeing
  • Partnering with doctors and multidisciplinary teams to make sound, patient‑centred decisions
  • Supporting smooth patient flow by adapting to changing priorities and clinical demands
  • Sharing ideas, guidance and leadership that strengthen team culture and care quality

Let's Talk About You

You're a nurse who brings capability and heart to every shift. You stay calm under pressure, communicate with clarity, and take pride in delivering care that respects each person's dignity. What motivates you most is knowing your work has real impact—supporting patients, backing your colleagues, and contributing to a service the community relies on.

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

  • Current registration (or eligibility) as a Registered Nurse in Australia
  • Solid clinical skills with a commitment to safe, high‑quality practice
  • Confidence working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Strong communication, sound judgement, and a willingness to keep learning

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in emergency or acute care and/or postgraduate study relevant to your practice.

Above all, you'll reflect the values we live by at Darling Downs Health—Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage—bringing them to life through your care and leadership.

This role is about making a difference where it matters most, while growing your practice in a service that values you.

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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Further information

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