Nurse Practitioner - Diabetes

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Return airfares

Staff accommodation or rental subsidy

12.75% employer superannuation

Long Service Leave and Sick Leave

Salary sacrificing options

Travel and course costs

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa, QLD seeks a clinician to deliver advanced assessment and management for complex diabetes cases, including prescribing. You will lead nurse-led models of care across community and outreach settings and work closely with multidisciplinary teams and endocrinology specialists to optimise patient outcomes.

This role includes eligibility for substantial incentives, travel benefits, and a competitive superannuation package, set within the remote

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prescribing for complex diabetes presentations.
• Lead innovative nurse-led models of care across community and outreach settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and endocrinology specialists to optimise patient outcomes.

Skills

Diabetes care

Clinical assessment

Prescribing (nursing)

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Tertiary degree qualification

Registration/licensing

Job description

North West Hospital and Health Service – Mount Isa QLD

Based in Mount Isa, you'll deliver expert care across a diverse patient cohort while helping drive contemporary models of care that improve access, health outcomes and quality of life throughout North West Queensland.

• Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prescribing for complex diabetes presentations.
• Lead innovative nurse-led models of care across community and outreach settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and endocrinology specialists to optimise patient outcomes.

Working with us

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,714. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,140; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,426 (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 leaves.
• 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.

• 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?