About us:
Working in Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service offers unique challenges and diverse clinical experiences. Our nurses and midwives contribute to building a culture of success through the provision of high-quality care, innovation, and qualified governance.

About your Role:
The Career Development Program (CDP) is an exciting prospect for Registered Nurses who have completed their first year of practice and are seeking to develop expertise in various specialist areas within the Cairns Hospital.

The CDP supports Registered Nurses to transition into a specialty area of practice through a structured learning setting across a 12 to 24-month program (speciality specific).

Participants will develop the knowledge and skills required to care for patients with complex diagnoses and treatments while working toward postgraduate study pathways.

The specialist areas within the Cairns Hospital offering a CDP are:

Emergency Department (ED)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Operating Theatre (OT)
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
Endoscopy Unit
Paediatric and Adolescent Unit
Haematology and Oncology Day Unit & Cancer Care Ward

Please refer to the attached Role Overviews for further information about each specialty area.





If you have any questions about the Career Development Program or the specialty areas available, please don't hesitate to contact our team.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work setting.

Discover our agile and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

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📌 Registered Nurse Career Development Program Cairns Hospital North Queensland
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 North Queensland