Clinical Nurse (Blackwater)

Queensland Health; Blackwater; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing Professional Development and E

Professional Development Leave

12 months accommodation (conditions)

Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety

Generous Salary Sacrificing Options

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Queensland Health’s Blackwater Multi-Purpose Health Service is seeking a clinical leader to oversee acute inpatient, emergency, outpatient, aged care and community services in a rural setting.

You will coordinate practice, drive evidence-based care and lead a multidisciplinary team while supporting professional development and staff capability.

Qualifications

• Current registration as an RN with AHPRA.
• Emergency nursing experience is highly desirable.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, risk management and high-quality care.
• Ability to lead within a multidisciplinary team and support evidence-based practice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with staff, patients and community.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical practice and support nursing and medical staff to deliver safe, patient-centred care.
• Promote best practice, participate in audits and incident management, and review clinical policies.
• Provide clinical supervision, education, mentoring and development for nurses, graduates and students.
• Apply advanced clinical and problem-solving skills, ensuring practice reflects current evidence and standards.
• Lead service with focus on workforce, resources and operations while fostering teamwork.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Advanced Life Support

Nurse leadership

Education & mentoring

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

Bring your clinical leadership to Blackwater, where your work is felt across a close-knit rural community.
At Blackwater Multi-Purpose Health Service, you’ll lead clinical practice across acute inpatient, emergency, outpatient, aged care and community services, experience a broad scope of practice. Located 200km west of the Queensland coastline, Blackwater offers the opportunity to embrace rural practice while being part of a supportive local team.
Offering permanent full or part time, you’ll have the benefit of making work fit your lifestyle. And the best part? Receive Professional Development Leave and up to 12 months’ accommodation to help make the move easier.

About us:

Blackwater Multi-Purpose Health Service is a busy 16-bed rural facility located 200km west of the Queensland coastline, providing essential care close to home for the local community. With acute inpatient, accident and emergency, pharmacy, outpatient and urgent radiology services, you'll be part of a team delivering a broad mix of care where your contribution is visible and valued.

The service also brings care beyond the hospital walls, with community clinics supporting antenatal, child and women's health, diabetes, immunisation and dietetics, alongside visiting allied health and adult and youth mental health services. With aged care also integrated on site, Blackwater offers the opportunity to build broad rural experience while forming genuine connections with the community you serve.

About the role:

• Coordinate clinical practice and support nursing and medical staff to deliver safe, competent, evidence-based and patient-centred care.
• Promote best practice, participate in audits and incident management, and contribute to developing and reviewing clinical policies, procedures and standards.
• Provide clinical supervision, education, mentoring and professional development for nurses, graduates and students, helping build a capable and supportive team.
• Apply advanced clinical, problem-solving and coordination skills, providing specialist nursing knowledge and ensuring practice reflects current evidence, legislation and professional standards.
• Help lead the service, supporting workforce, resource and operational management while fostering collaboration, communication, learning and a positive team culture.

About you:

• Mandatory: Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Emergency Nursing experience, Advanced Life Support and recent experience in an acute setting is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, risk management and delivering safe, high-quality care.
• Strong contemporary nursing knowledge with advanced clinical and problem-solving skills in a patient-focused environment.
• Ability to lead within a multidisciplinary team and use effective education strategies to build staff capability and support evidence-based practice.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally and sensitively with staff, patients and the wider community.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $139,931 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $57.76 - $61.85 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Professional Development Leave
• 12 months accommodation (conditions apply)
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

Applications close: Thursday, 15 October 2026