Join Darling Downs Health as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Warwick and help shape exceptional aged care outcomes. In this senior clinical leadership role, you'll influence care quality, support workforce capability and drive improvements that enhance the health, wellbeing and experience of older people in residential aged care.

Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 7
Workplace Location Darling Downs - Maranoa,Toowoomba region
Job ad reference QLD/DD2608690236
Closing date 16-Sep-2026
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Salary Other
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Contact person Carina Mayers
Contact details (07) 4660 5302
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What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, you'll play a key role in enhancing the care experience for older people while supporting a culture of clinical excellence. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide expert guidance, lead improvements and help ensure residents receive safe, high-quality, person-centred care.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

- Leading clinical best practice that supports positive health, wellbeing and quality-of-life outcomes for residents.
- Empowering nursing teams through mentoring, education and professional support.
- Driving quality and safety initiatives that strengthen care standards and service performance.
- Collaborating with residents, families and healthcare professionals to achieve coordinated and meaningful care outcomes.

Let's talk about you!

You're a confident and compassionate nurse leader who enjoys making a positive difference through both care and leadership. You bring sound clinical judgement, build trusted relationships and have a genuine passion for improving outcomes for older people. Whether you're guiding a colleague, supporting a family or leading change, you're motivated by the opportunity to create lasting impact and contribute to a supportive, high-performing team environment.

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

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated clinical experience within aged care or a related healthcare setting.
- Strong leadership, communication and mentoring skills.
- Ability to champion quality improvement and evidence-based practice.





You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience with aged care quality standards, clinical governance or funding frameworks and/or postgraduate qualifications in nursing, aged care or leadership.

Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage, helping deliver exceptional care and experiences for older people.

Together, you'll help build a service where residents feel valued, supported and empowered every day.

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.

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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.





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