About your new employer
Clinical Excellence
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) organisation offers a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment, providing access to cutting-edge medical practices, advanced research, and specialised clinical expertise. As a leading tertiary and referral service, we foster continuous professional development, allowing staff to work on complex cases, engage with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.
Career Growth and Development
We support career progression with structured pathways, secondment opportunities, and access to education and training programs. Whether specialising in a clinical field, upskilling in Digital Health, or transitioning to leadership roles, employees benefit from mentorship, professional development initiatives, and strong institutional partnerships with James Cook University (JCU).
Supportive Workplace Culture and Regional Advantage
A strong community-driven culture makes our organisation an attractive workplace, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and professional support. We balance metro-level healthcare opportunities with a regional feel, offering short commutes, access to rural and urban facilities, and a close-knit professional network. Employees experience a unique blend of career growth and lifestyle flexibility without the hustle of larger cities.
Work/Life Balance and Lifestyle Benefits
Nestled within beautiful North Queensland, the rural, urban, country and coastal locations found within the Townsville HHS region provides vibrant and unique communities, affordable living with stunning landscapes, outdoor adventures, and a relaxed lifestyle.
Townsville HHS prioritises employee wellbeing, offering flexible work arrangements, stable job security, and a family-friendly environment. Staff benefit from regional opportunities while maintaining modern healthcare advantages.
Competitive salary and benefits:
We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.
Base salary range: $68.86 - $74.76 p.h. (Nurse Grade 7)
4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
Plus great Salary Packaging options to increase take-home pay
Flexible working arrangements may be available
About your opportunity
The SPaRTa team delivers specialist multidisciplinary palliative care via telehealth to rural and remote communities across Townsville, North West and Mackay Hospital and Health Services. As part of the statewide Care in the Right Setting (CaRS) initiative, SPaRTa strengthens access to specialist palliative care for Queenslanders regardless of location through a regional Hub-and-Spoke model.
This role supports the delivery of high-quality palliative care by providing telehealth consultations, clinical advice and collaborative support to clinicians, patients and families in rural and remote facilities. A key focus is building strong professional relationships with Spoke sites and understanding their unique care environments, clinical capability and cross-boundary service needs to ensure responsive, culturally aware and coordinated palliative care.
Requirements:
Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent certification relevant to the position and registraton with AHPRA.
This position requires the applicant to possess an appropriate license to operate a Class C (car) motor vehicle.
Highly desirable
Possession of a relevant postgraduate qualification in an appropriate field. Such experience may be discipline specific or have a service area focus.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!
Enquiries are welcome; for a confidential discussion please contact: Karen Jennings on .
Applications close: Monday, 23 February 2026.
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