Clinical Nurse - Child and Family Health

What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse - Child and Family Health, you'll play an important role in supporting children and families to achieve the best possible start in life. From delivering holistic care and early intervention support to working closely with families and multidisciplinary teams, you'll contribute to healthier communities and positive lifelong outcomes.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Providing advanced assessment, care planning and support that strengthens the health, wellbeing and development of children and families.
• Building trusted partnerships with families, carers and health professionals to coordinate seamless, person-centred care.
• Leading health promotion and education initiatives that empower families to make informed decisions and achieve positive outcomes.
• Supporting quality improvement, mentoring colleagues and contributing to a culture of safe, contemporary and evidence-based practice.

Let's Talk About You

You're a registered nurse who combines clinical expertise with genuine compassion. You build meaningful connections with families, communicate confidently and remain calm when navigating complex situations. You take pride in helping children and families achieve better outcomes, knowing your work can have a lasting impact on their health and wellbeing. Guided by compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage, you bring a positive and collaborative approach to everything you do.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse and a postgraduate qualification in Child and Family Health Nursing.
• Strong clinical assessment, care coordination and case management skills within child and family health practice.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams and community partners.
• Commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and supporting the development of others.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have additional postgraduate study relevant to clinical practice and/or immunisation qualifications or experience.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families and ready to make a meaningful difference through regional healthcare.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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