Clinical Nurse - Continued Care Service

Live North West QLD; Mount Isa City; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Airfare benefits

Staff housing subsidy

Superannuation

Professional development support

Job summary

Live North West QLD’s Continued Care Service (CCS) within MHAOD invites experienced mental health nurses to join a permanent, full‑time role in North West Queensland. You will deliver advanced assessment, treatment and care coordination for consumers with complex needs while leading best‑practice care and mentoring nursing staff.

As a Clinical Nurse Grade 6, you will provide expert leadership, develop care plans, promote recovery‑focused, person‑centred care, and support families and communities

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and registration/licences.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening including criminal history checks.
• Vaccination or immunity requirements may apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced mental health assessment, treatment and care coordination for consumers with complex needs.
• Provide expert clinical leadership, assessment, care planning and coordination.
• Deliver recovery‑focused, person‑centred care and support consumer choice and community participation.
• Mentor, support and guide nursing staff and students, fostering continuous learning.

Skills

Advanced clinical leadership

Mental health assessment

Care coordination

Clinical governance

Education/mentoring

Education

Nurse registration

Job description

Advance Your Mental Health Nursing Career! Join the Continued Care Service (CCS) within Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (MHAOD) and play a vital role in delivering high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care across North West Queensland. This is an exciting opportunity for to provide advanced clinical expertise, lead best-practice care, and support consumers and their families through community-based mental health services.

Job details

• Position status Permanent
• Position type Full-time
• Occupational group Health - Nursing
• Classification Nurse Grade 6 (1)
• Workplace Location North West Qld
• Job ad reference QLD/MI687662_3
• Closing date 05-Nov-2026
• Job duration Permanent, Full-time
• Contact person Sarita Bista Bhattarai
• Contact details [phone] Access the National Relay Service

About the role

As a Clinical Nurse with the Continued Care Service, you will provide advanced mental health assessment, treatment and care coordination for consumers with complex needs.

• Provide expert clinical leadership, assessment, care planning and coordination for individuals experiencing mental health challenges.
• Deliver recovery-focused, person-centred care that supports consumer choice, resilience and meaningful community participation.
• Mentor, support and guide nursing staff and students, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

Working with us

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• 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.

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

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, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Sarita Bista Bhattarai on [phone].

Applications close: Thursday, 5 November 2026.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community. We are an equal opportunity employer.