About the role
We’re recruiting nursing and midwifery staff to help fill short-term relief roles in rural and remote Queensland Health facilities. You’ll be working from 2 to 12 weeks at a time in a range of locations across Queensland.
Every placement will be different. The role you do will depend on your grade, your scope of practice and the facility you’re placed at. You could be working in a multi-purpose health service, a primary health centre or a hospital.
Some roles also include specialities, like:
- emergency care
- perioperative
- intensive care
- mental health
- midwifery
- aged care
- palliative care
- working with First Nations peoples.
We're currently recruiting
- Registered nurses (grade 5)
- Registered midwives (grade 5)
- Clinical nurses (grade 6, band 1)
- Clinical nurse consultants (grade 7)
Where you can work
Our flexible relief nurses and midwives work in remote and very remote areas of:
- Townsville HHS
- Cairns and Hinterland HHS
- Central Queensland HHS
- Central West HHS
- Darling Downs HHS
- Mackay HHS
- North West HHS
- South West HHS
- Torres and Cape HHS.
Benefits of short term roles
There are many benefits of working in a short-term relief role, including :
- working in culturally diverse communities and locations that you may not normally get to visit
- making a difference to the lives of rural communities
- opportunities to practice in a wide range of clinical settings and expanding your skills
- travel Queensland’s beautiful countryside from the bush to the beach
- earn a wage that recognises your valued support to our rural and remote communities.
Eligibility
You need to have Australian working rights to join our highly experienced and diverse team. You’ll also need:
- a degree in nursing or equivalent qualification
- at least 2 years of postgraduate nursing experience
- a current registration and practising certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
- an NDIS worker screening check.
This is a vaccine preventable disease (VPD) risk role so you’ll need to be vaccinated or prove natural immunity against:
- hepatitis B
- measles, mumps and rubella
- chicken pox
- whopping cough.
For some roles you’ll also need protection against:
- hepatitis A
- tuberculosis
- Japanese encephalitis.
Pay and benefits
You’ll get a generous hourly rate, which includes an incentive for these flexible roles:
- $94.94 to $103.07 an hour for clinical nurse consultants (grade 7)
- $77.32 to $82.79 an hour for clinical nurses (grade 6, band 1)
- $59.26 to $76.03 an hour for registered nurses (grade 5).
We’ll also contribute 12.75% of your annual salary towards your super.
We’ll also pay for:
- your accommodation during your work placement
- travel to and from each placement location, including travel time.
How to apply
To be part of this exciting opportunity, apply to rural and remote connect through the SmartJobs website.
Recruitment is ongoing so there’s no closing date. We’ll review applications regularly. We’ll get in touch to arrange an interview if your application is shortlisted.
Contact
Our nursing and administrative team are here to support you every step of the way. We’re happy to talk if you want more information.
For a confidential chat about the role, contact the Rural and Remote Connect office by:
- phone: 07 4433 5476
- email: RuralRemoteConnect@health.qld.gov.au.