Clinical Nurse Consultant - Project Officer Infection Prevention and Control, Queensland Health
Be the driving force behind safer, smarter healthcare as the Clinical Nurse Consultant – Project Officer shaping infection prevention and control for the new Toowoomba Hospital. This is your opportunity to lead high-impact change, guide teams with your expertise, and help design a future-focused care environment. If you're ready to make your mark on a landmark health project, this role puts you at the centre of it all.
What your day will look like….
You'll be immersed in work that blends strategic oversight with hands‑on clinical leadership—collaborating closely with project teams, clinicians, governance groups, and key stakeholders to ensure infection prevention and control is embedded into every part of the New Toowoomba Hospital Project. Your day will include guiding teams through best‑practice standards, reviewing emerging risks, shaping clinical models of care, and providing expert advice that supports informed executive decision‑making. You'll lead quality and safety initiatives, mentor staff across disciplines, refine policies and protocols, and bring clarity and structure to complex project activities. Through every interaction, you'll influence positive culture, strengthen safe care, and drive improvements that uplift both staff and patient experiences.
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 breast‑screenings.
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.
* Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
* 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
Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.
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