**About the role

Based in Mount Isa and supporting communities across the North West region, you will work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care while helping shape and strengthen sexual assault response services across the health service.

Deliver specialised trauma-informed counselling, psychosocial assessments and risk management for individuals impacted by sexual assault and interpersonal trauma.

Advocate for and support victim-survivors throughout their healthcare, forensic, legal and recovery journeys.

Provide expert advice and guidance to clinicians, contribute to child protection and domestic and family violence responses, and build solid partnerships with key stakeholders.

Working with us

Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.

Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.

Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.

C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.





This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.

A period of probation may apply.

This position may be required to obtain a Blue Card if clinically seeing a child under the age of 18 years as part of role. The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a 'working with children check; from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position.

About North West Hospital and Health Service The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

Unique locations

Friendly communities

Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Karen Slater on (07) 4744 4408.

Applications close: Thursday, 22 October 2026.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.**

📌 Senior Psychologist/Social Worker (Trauma Counsellor) - Family Advocacy Unit (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland