This is a senior clinical role focused on driving quality and safety through evidence-based governance, where your expertise will directly support the delivery of safe, reliable care. As a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Clinical Governance, you'll lead quality improvement initiatives that directly enhance patient safety and care outcomes. You'll work across systems, teams and standards to embed best practice and drive change. If you value integrity, innovation and the courage to speak up for safer care, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose.
What Your Day Will Look Like….
You'll be at the centre of clinical governance activity, You will be reviewing systems, guiding teams and translating standards into practice. Whether you're mentoring clinicians, refining protocols, or leading accreditation efforts, your work will be grounded in compassion and collaboration. You'll engage with stakeholders across the service, support education and quality audits, and help shape a culture where dignity, safety and continuous improvement are non-negotiable. Every day, you'll bring clarity, confidence and care to the way health is delivered.
Let's talk about you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:
* Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
* Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
* Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
* Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
* Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.
Why Us?
Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
Benefits
* Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
* A diverse work culture
* Career development
* Professional development opportunities
* Education opportunities, Study and Research
* Paid parental leave
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Discounted Private Health Insurance
* Fitness Passport
* Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
* Generous Salary Sacrificing
Next step….
Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.
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