Lead high-quality aged care services in Wondai as a Clinical Nurse Consultant and help shape positive outcomes for residents, families and care teams. This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical expertise, leadership and quality improvement while working in a supportive regional health service where your knowledge, influence and care will make a lasting difference.

What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Aged Care, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, person-centred care, while supporting clinical excellence across the service. From guiding complex care decisions to strengthening quality standards and team capability, you'll help create better experiences and outcomes for residents, families and colleagues.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

- Leading evidence-informed care that supports resident wellbeing, safety and quality of life.
- Partnering with nurses, clinicians and families to coordinate care and achieve positive health outcomes.
- Driving quality improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance, reduce risk and enhance service delivery.
- Coaching and mentoring staff to build confidence, capability and a culture of continuous learning.

Let's talk about you! You're a confident and compassionate nursing leader who knows great aged care is about people and relationships. You bring sound clinical judgement, lead with integrity and have the courage to champion improvements that make a real difference. You take pride in helping teams grow, supporting residents to achieve the best possible outcomes and creating environments where quality care thrives.





You're motivated by meaningful impact, not just meeting standards, and value collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

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

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the relevant professional registration authority.
- Strong experience delivering and coordinating care within an aged care environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of aged care quality frameworks, funding assessment processes and clinical governance.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor and influence others while building positive team relationships.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in nursing, aged care, leadership, management or a related field and/or experience leading quality and service improvement initiatives. Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction and decision.

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 transparent 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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📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Aged Care (Wondai)
🏢 Department of Health - Queensland
📍 Wondai