Enrolled Nurse

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Miles; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking an Enrolled Nurse to provide compassionate, patient-centred care close to community settings and support ongoing learning within a regional health service.

You will work with a close-knit team to deliver high-quality care, engage with patients and families, and help improve community wellbeing while developing your skills in a supportive regional environment.

Qualifications

• Current registration and/or endorsement requirements for Enrolled Nurse practice.
• Ability to deliver safe, evidence-based patient-centred care.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Commitment to ongoing learning, professional growth and quality care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering person-centred care that improves patient experiences and outcomes.
• Supporting patients and families with compassion, respect and clear communication.
• Working collaboratively with nurses and healthcare professionals to achieve the best possible care.
• Contributing to a positive team culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Teamwork

Patient safety

Job description

Make a meaningful difference as an Enrolled Nurse with Darling Downs Health. In a role that combines purpose, connection and growth, you'll provide compassionate care close to home while enjoying the benefits of regional living, supportive teams and ongoing development opportunities. Build a career that matters while helping local communities live healthier lives.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As an Enrolled Nurse, you'll help people feel safe, supported and cared for during some of the most important moments in their lives. Working alongside a close-knit team, you'll contribute to high-quality care, strengthen community wellbeing and build valuable skills in a service that values learning, connection and growth.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering person-centred care that improves patient experiences and outcomes.
• Supporting patients and families with compassion, respect and clear communication.
• Working collaboratively with nurses and healthcare professionals to achieve the best possible care.
• Contributing to a positive team culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who leads with compassion and treats every person with dignity and respect. You value genuine connections, bring integrity to your work and have the courage to step forward when your patients need you most. Whether you're supporting recovery, reassuring a family or contributing to better ways of working, you find purpose in making a real difference to people's lives and take pride in being part of a community-focused health service.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current registration and/or endorsement requirements relevant to Enrolled Nurse practice.
• Ability to deliver safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Commitment to ongoing learning, professional growth and quality care.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience working in rural, regional or multidisciplinary healthcare settings and/or additional clinical training relevant to your area of practice.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is passionate about caring for people, committed to continuous growth and excited by the opportunity to build a rewarding career and lifestyle in a regional community.

Together, you’ll help create healthier communities through care delivered with 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, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, 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.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is 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.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health: www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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Occupational group

Health - Nursing