Transport Driver Chronic Disease Team

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks recreational leave with 17.5%?

Training and mentoring programs

Incentive funds

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa invites applications for a Patient Transport Driver. You will provide safe, reliable and compassionate non-clinical transport for patients across Mount Isa and surrounding regions, interfacing with Chronic Disease and Community Health teams to support appointments and post-discharge transitions.

You will help patients access essential health services, assist those with mobility needs, and uphold a professional, culturally safe standard in

Qualifications

• Provide safe, reliable transport for patients to hospital, appointments and transfers.
• Support patients with mobility or other needs.
• Collaborate with health teams to ensure continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and reliable transport for patients attending hospital, health service and community appointments, including airport transfers.
• Support patients who may have mobility or other assistance needs, using appropriate manual handling and patient safety practices.
• Work closely with the Chronic Disease and Community Health teams, contributing to continuity of care and helping reduce barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Maintain a professional, respectful and culturally safe approach while working with patients, families, health professionals and the wider community.

Skills

Safety focus

Patient transport

Tools

C Class Motor Vehicle Licence

Blue Card

Job description

Drive. Connect. Care! Live, work and make a difference in Mount Isa. As a Patient Transport Driver, you’ll help people across the North West access the healthcare they need while becoming part of a supportive community. Discover the unique lifestyle, landscapes and opportunities that come with living and working in regional Queensland.

About The Role

As a Patient Transport Driver, you'll provide safe, reliable and compassionate non-clinical transport for patients accessing healthcare across Mount Isa and the North West Hospital and Health Service. Working with the Chronic Disease and Community Health teams, you'll help patients attend appointments, transition home following discharge and stay connected with essential health services.

• Provide safe and reliable transport for patients attending hospital, health service and community appointments, including airport transfers.
• Support patients who may have mobility or other assistance needs, using appropriate manual handling and patient safety practices.
• Work closely with the Chronic Disease and Community Health teams, contributing to continuity of care and helping reduce barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Maintain a professional, respectful and culturally safe approach while working with patients, families, health professionals and the wider community.

Working with us

• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

In your downtime

we offer 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with a 17.5% loading/bonus.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

PLUS, access to the Training, Education and Professional Development Incentive funds.

Requirements

• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Although not mandatory, it is preferred that the driver has a reasonable knowledge of the Mount Isa area.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• Blue Card: Potential applicants are advised that the Working with Children Check Act 2000 requires a Blue Card is obtained prior to appointment to this position.
• 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.

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.

Affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback,' Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour. People enjoy living in this modern community, with restaurants, excellent health care, shopping, churches, clubs, service clubs and social activities. You will love the yearly carnival of festivities and celebrations including the Mount Isa Rodeo.

Interested

Applications close: Sunday, 20 September 2026.

Occupational group

Health - Health Service Support