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Clinical Nurse - Continued Care Service (CCS)
Mount Isa
Regional Lifestyle, Professional Growth, Meaningful Work!
Are you an experienced Mental Health Clinical Nurse looking to make a meaningful impact in community-based care? Join our Continued Care Service (CCS) team and provide specialist mental health support to consumers across North West Queensland. This permanent full-time opportunity offers clinical autonomy, leadership responsibilities and the chance to work within a recovery-oriented, person-centred model of care.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (1) |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI684756 |
| Closing date | 19-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent |
| Contact person | Sarita Bista Bhattarai |
| Contact details | (07) 4744 7103 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
Discover a rewarding career and an exceptional lifestyle in the heart of North West Queensland. Mount Isa offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference in a close-knit community while enjoying benefits that are difficult to find in metropolitan settings.
As a Clinical Nurse within the Continued Care Service, you will provide advanced mental health assessment, treatment, care coordination and clinical leadership for consumers experiencing complex mental health challenges. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting recovery, promoting community inclusion and delivering evidence-based care that improves outcomes for individuals and their support networks.
Working with us
- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (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. with a loading/bonus.
- 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.
- A post graduate qualification or currently enrolled in a post graduate program in a relevant area of study is highly desirable.
- 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 and the experience of a rural/urban community.
Affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback,' Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour. People enjoy living in this modern community, with restaurants, excellent health care, shopping, churches, clubs, service clubs and social activities.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Sarita Bista Bhattarai on (07) 4744 7103.
Applications close: Friday, 19 June 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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