Clinical Nurse - Child Health

What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse - Child Health, you'll play a vital role in supporting children and families to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes. From providing expert clinical care and early intervention support to partnering with families and healthcare professionals, you'll contribute to healthier communities while working as part of a collaborative and supportive team.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Delivering high-quality child and family health services that promote healthy growth, development and wellbeing.
• Building trusted relationships with families, empowering them with education and guidance to make informed health decisions.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to ensure coordinated, person-centred care.
• Leading quality improvement, mentoring and professional development activities that strengthen service excellence and patient outcomes.

Let's talk about you!

You're a compassionate clinician who enjoys building trusted relationships and making a difference in the lives of children and families. You combine strong clinical skills with a commitment to continuous improvement and person-centred care. Every day, you'll help families feel supported, informed and confident as they navigate their child's health journey.

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

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with relevant child health qualifications.
• Experience in child and family health assessment and care delivery.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Commitment to quality care and ongoing professional growth.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have rural or community health experience and/or additional postgraduate study relevant to child health.

Above all, you'll bring the values we live by at Darling Downs Health: Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

Together, you'll help children and families thrive through care that makes a lasting difference.

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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