This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

Drive Medical Recruitment Excellence and Workforce Innovation!

This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the most influential workforce portfolios within North West Hospital and Health Service.

About The Role

As Manager Medical Workforce Unit, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for medical workforce services across North West Hospital and Health Service.

- Lead the Medical Workforce Unit and overseeing all aspects of medical recruitment, onboarding, credentialing and workforce operations.
- Provide expert strategic advice to the Executive Team and Chief Executive on medical workforce initiatives, risks, policies and emerging workforce trends.
- Drive workforce planning, recruitment campaigns and service improvement initiatives to strengthen medical attraction, retention and engagement outcomes.

Working with us

- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
- In your downtime , we offer 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with a 17.5% loading/bonus.
- 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

- 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.

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 excellent place to live and work!

Interested?

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

Contact: Anthony Bell on (07) 4744 4840.

Applications close: Monday, 23 November 2026.

Occupational group Management

📌 Medical Workforce Manager (Mount Isa)
🏢 North West Hospital and Health Service
📍 Mount Isa