Registered Nurse (Identified - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 88,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation 12.75%

Leave loading 17.5%

Salary packaging

Modern facilities

Diverse work culture

Flexible work options

Job summary

Gold Coast Health is recruiting Registered Nurses identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to join the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit in Southport, Queensland. This permanent full-time position supports culturally safe care and educational leadership within a dedicated team.

You will lead staff education, assist in data collection, and contribute to strategic HR practice development while delivering high-quality patient care in a modern facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent required.
• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia required.
• Evidence of vaccination against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B or ability to vaccinate.
• Tuberculosis screening may be required.
• Driver Licence required.
• Criminal History Screening will be required (cost covered).
• There is a genuine occupational requirement for Indigenous identity (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander).
• Flexible work options available.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and education to staff including casual staff, graduates and students.
• Assist in collecting clinical outcome data.
• Assist in culturally safe care and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inpatients within SMHRU.
• Ensure a strategic approach to contemporary human resource practices.

Skills

Staff education

Clinical data collection

Cultural safety

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Registered Nurse (Identified - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service – Southport QLD

An opportunity has become available for several Registered Nurses (Identified - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 14 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.

You will

• Provide direction and education to other staff which may include casual staff, graduate nurses and students
• Assist in the collection of clinical outcome data
• Assist in the provision of an effective and efficient communication to ensure culturally safe care and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inpatients within Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit
• Ensure there is a strategic approach to the development of contemporary human resource practices

About you

To be successful in this position you will require:

• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community
• A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia
• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
• Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
• Driver Licence
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
• Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost)
• Flexible work options
• Salary Packaging
• Modern Facilities
• Diverse Work Culture
• 12.75% super
• 17.5% leave loading
• Permanent full time (two positions)
• Base salary ranging from $87,790 - $112,607 per annum

About Us

The new 40 bed Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) at Gold Coast Health commenced services in March 2025. This first 20 bed Banksia ward is now fully operational. The next 20 bed Sandalwood ward is due to open in mid-2026. Gold Coast SMHRU aims to provide world class, compassionate, person-centred mental healthcare that fosters recovery of consumers, families and carers for those consumers with complex mental health and addiction issues.

About Gold Coast Health

• Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
• More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
• Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
• Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
• A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
• Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong