Nurse Manager

This is your opportunity to contribute to our vision of creating:

for our North West communities. A temporary full-time (12-month) opportunity is available for a Nurse Manager Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Trial Project to join the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Support Unit, leading a research project to enhance GDM care in rural and First Nations communities.

Pathways to better health

Job details

- Position status: Fixed Term Temporary

- Position type: Full-time

- Occupational group: Health - Nursing

- Classification: Nurse Grade 7

- Workplace Location: North West Qld

- Job ad reference: QLD/MI667051_NG7

- Closing date: 06-Nov-2025

- Fortnightly salary: $5081.10 - $5516.60

- Job duration: 12 months

- Contact person: Cassandra Bailey

- Contact details: (07) 4744 7188
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Working with us

- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.

- Annual Leave and Sick Leave accrual.

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.

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.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work

About the role

The Nurse Manager – GDM Trial Project is responsible for the planning, coordination and oversight of a multi-phase research project evaluating a culturally responsive model of care for women with GDM. The role provides nursing leadership and governance across all phases of the trial, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, ethical standards, and quality frameworks. Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinate the design, governance, and implementation of the GDM trial project across multiple sites.

- Prepare and support competitive grant submissions and manage key project documentation.

- Collaborate with First Nations communities and cultural advisors to ensure culturally safe and co-designed research practices.

- Provide professional leadership and operational oversight within the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Support Unit.

- Monitor project outcomes, quality, and compliance with ethical, financial, and clinical governance requirements.

- Support research capability, workforce development, and evidence-based practice within the nursing and midwifery workforce.

This position offers an opportunity to combine advanced nursing leadership, research coordination, and cultural collaboration to improve maternal health outcomes across North West Queensland.

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.

Interested?

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

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI667051-NG7

Contact: Cassandra Bailey on (07) 4744 7188

Applications close: Thursday, 06 November 2025

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.

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