Mental Health Clinician - Clinical Nurse, Queensland Health
Step up as a Clinical Nurse and lead with compassion, confidence, and clinical excellence.
Join the Acute Care Service within MHATODS in a permanent full‑time role, providing advanced clinical care and leadership in acute mental health and substance use settings. You'll deliver evidence‑based interventions, support recovery, and guide a multidisciplinary team to achieve quality outcomes for consumers and their families.
North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
* Friendly communities
* Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
Working with us
* For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,500. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,500… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,000.
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
* Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
Tax savings through
* For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,500. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,500… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,000.
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
* Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
In your downtime
2 return airfares p.a. (inc. spouse/dependents) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave; of which we offer 5 weeks p.a. with a 17.5% loading/bonus.
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 programmes.
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.
About Mount Isa
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. The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.
About the role
Join MHATODS in a pivotal Clinical Nurse (Acute Care Service) role, delivering expert mental health and substance use care across North West Queensland. You'll lead with compassion, support recovery, and provide high‑quality, person‑centred care within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.
You will:
* Provide expert assessment, crisis intervention, and short‑term treatment.
* Deliver culturally safe, recovery‑focused care.
* Collaborate with teams and partners to support consumer outcomes.
* Mentor staff and students while promoting best practice and quality care.
* Lead and contribute to service improvement and clinical excellence.
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 6 months' probation may apply.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Sarah Curry on 7***
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