Clinical Nurse - After Hours Coordinator

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service; Kingaroy; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Clear career pathways

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse - After Hours Coordinator to ensure safe, timely care after hours and to support staff across the hospital. You will provide leadership after hours, coordinate resources and respond to changing priorities to deliver positive outcomes for patients and the community.

You will coordinate patient flow, guide teams through clinical and emergency situations, and build cross‑department collaboration to meet service demands while identifying opportunities

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Strong clinical leadership and healthcare coordination experience.
• Well-developed decision‑making, communication and resource management skills.
• Commitment to quality improvement, safety and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow and staffing to support safe, efficient care delivery.
• Guide teams through clinical, operational and emergency situations with confidence.
• Build collaboration across departments to meet service demands.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality and the patient experience.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Healthcare coordination

Decision making

Communication

Resource management

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse registration

Job description

Clinical Nurse - After Hours Coordinator

As Clinical Nurse - After Hours Coordinator, you'll help keep services running smoothly, ensuring patients receive safe, timely care while supporting staff across the hospital. You'll provide leadership after hours, coordinate resources and respond to changing priorities to deliver positive outcomes for patients and the community.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Coordinating patient flow and staffing to support safe, efficient care delivery
• Guiding teams through clinical, operational and emergency situations with confidence
• Building collaboration across departments to meet service demands and achieve shared goals
• Identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality and the patient experience

Let's Talk About You

You're a calm and capable nursing professional who brings Compassion, Integrity and Courage to every shift. You make sound decisions under pressure, support others to succeed and take pride in creating safe experiences for patients and teams. You enjoy leading from the front, building trusted relationships and helping services perform at their best when it matters most.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse
• Strong clinical leadership and healthcare coordination experience
• Well-developed decision‑making, communication and resource management skills
• Commitment to quality improvement, safety and teamwork

You'll stand out if you have postgraduate study relevant to clinical practice and/or leadership experience in a rural or regional setting.

Most importantly, you'll be passionate about delivering safe, person‑centred care and making a positive difference for the community.

Together, you'll help ensure safe care, strong teamwork and better outcomes, guided by Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region,fromTaroom in the north to Texas in thesouth,our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whetheryou'rea doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member,or administrator,you'llsee your impact firsthand.Here,you'llfind opportunities that simplydon'texist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, andembraceresponsibilities that would take years toaccessin larger health services.

Darling Downs Healthis where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns