Advanced Workforce Officer, Queensland Health

1 week ago


Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Department of Health - Queensland Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Join a team that's committed to growing and supporting Queensland's Allied Health workforce. Darling Downs Health is looking for a thoughtful and driven professional to lead statewide initiatives that strengthen clinical education, workforce capability, and professional development. This role offers the chance to work collaboratively across sectors, influence meaningful change, and contribute to a future where care is compassionate, innovative, and people centred. If you value integrity, courage, and continuous learning, we'd love to hear from you.

What your day will look like….

Your day will be a blend of strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and purposeful leadership. You'll collaborate with government agencies, educational institutions, and health professionals to design and implement workforce strategies that support recruitment, retention, and development. You'll craft high-quality reports, shape policy, and provide expert advice to senior decision-makers—all while championing a culture of learning, respect, and continuous improvement. Whether you're facilitating change, mentoring others, or navigating complex workforce challenges, your work will reflect the values of courage, dignity, and compassion.

Let's talk about you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

  • Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
  • Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
  • Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
  • Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
  • Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

  • Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
  • A diverse work culture
  • Career development
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Education opportunities, Study and Research
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance
  • Fitness Passport
  • Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
  • Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us

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