Lead Diabetes Care in North West Queensland!
Join the North West Hospital and Health Service as a Clinical Nurse Consultant and play a pivotal role in delivering advanced, culturally responsive diabetes care across the North West region. Based in Mount Isa, this permanent full time leadership position offers the opportunity to influence service development, support multidisciplinary teams and improve health outcomes for diverse communities, including First Nations peoples.
About The Role
As the Clinical Nurse Consultant, you will provide advanced clinical leadership within the Diabetes Service, delivering high quality, evidence based care across the continuum. Working within Community and Primary Health Care and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in driving culturally safe, patient centred diabetes services throughout the region.
* Provide advanced clinical care, expert diabetes education, and culturally responsive health promotion across diverse populations, including First Nations communities.
* Lead and support multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure integrated, seamless care from early intervention through to ongoing management.
* Drive quality improvement, research engagement, and evidence-based practice initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service performance.
Working with us
For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815... and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (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.
* 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 as a Registered Nurse.
* A post graduate qualification or currently enrolled in a post graduate program in a relevant area of study is highly desirable.
* The successful applicant for this position must hold or be working toward ADEA Credentialing.
* 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
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.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Jacqueline Engman on 0491 295 377.
Applications close: Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
Occupational group
Health - Nursing
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