▷ High Salary: Mental Health Clinician Acute Care Service

This is your opportunity to contribute to our vision of creating: for our North West communities. Bring your clinical expertise and leadership to the Acute Care Service (ACS) within the Mental Health, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Service (MHATODS). You’ll deliver evidence-based care, guide recovery, and play a key role in supporting individuals and communities across North West Queensland.

Pathways to better health

Job details

- Position status: Permanent

- Position type: Full-time

- Occupational group: Health - Mental Health Clinicians

- Classification: Nurse Grade 11

- Workplace Location: North West Qld

- Job ad reference: QLD/MI662923_NG

- Closing date: 13-Oct-2025

- Yearly salary: $107960 - $115904

- Job duration: Permanent full-time

- Contact person: Sarah Curry

- Contact details: (07) 4744 7103

North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

- Unique locations

- Friendly communities

- Regional, rural and remote incentives

Working with us

- 1 year isolation bonus of AUD$3,500. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,500, and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,000.

- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.

- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.

- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares per annum (including spouse/dependents) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave; of which we offer 5 weeks per annum 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 2 weeks per annum, 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. We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

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

As a Clinical Nurse, you/'ll use your advanced skills and leadership to deliver person-centred care in acute mental health and alcohol and other drug services.

You will:

- Provide assessment, early intervention, crisis management and evidence-based treatment.

- Support safe transitions to ongoing or community care.

- Lead and mentor nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.

- Contribute to education, research and service improvement.

Requirements

- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.

- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

- Pre-employment screening 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 6 months/' probation may apply.

Interested?

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

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI662923-NG

Contact: Sarah Curry on 07 4744 7103

Applications close: Monday, 13 October 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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