Join North West Hos­pi­tal and Health Ser­vice in a reward­ing per­ma­nent full-time role, deliv­er­ing
cul­tur­al­ly safe and respon­sive health­care to Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander com­mu­ni­ties.
As a Health Prac­ti­tion­er, you’ll play a key role in skin health and rheumat­ic heart dis­ease pre­ven­tion, pro­vide clin­i­cal care, and pro­mote bet­ter health out­comes across the Gulf region. 

• Posi­tion Title: Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Health Practitioner 
• Unit/Depart­ment: Skin Health 
• Loca­tion: Mount Isa
• Salary range: $98,555 to $116,189 p/​a + ben­e­fits / allowances 
• Sta­tus: Per­ma­nent full-time role available

Work­ing with us

• 12.75% employ­er super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion.
• Trans­fer and appoint­ment expens­es may be negotiated. 
• 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.

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.

Once a raw fron­tier town built in the heart of North West Queens­land around the vast min­er­al
resources, Mount Isa has grown into a thriv­ing indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial cen­tre renowned for
its friend­ly and wel­com­ing nature.

Affec­tion­ate­ly known as the oasis of the out­back,’ Mount Isa rep­re­sents over 50 nation­al­i­ties
which give the city a unique cos­mopoli­tan flavour. Peo­ple enjoy liv­ing in this mod­ern com­mu­ni­ty, with restau­rants, excel­lent health care, shop­ping, church­es, clubs, ser­vice clubs and social activ­i­ties. You will love the year­ly car­ni­val of fes­tiv­i­ties and cel­e­bra­tions includ­ing the Mount Isa Rodeo.

The Tra­di­tion­al Own­ers of the area are the Kalka­doon peo­ple.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

About the role

In this vital role, you’ll deliv­er high-qual­i­ty, cul­tur­al­ly respon­sive pri­ma­ry health­care to Abo­rig­i­nal
and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple and com­mu­ni­ties. You’ll be part of a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team
com­mit­ted to improv­ing health out­comes and advanc­ing the NWHHS Health Equi­ty Strat­e­gy.

Your key respon­si­bil­i­ties include:

• Deliv­er clin­i­cal and health pro­mo­tion ser­vices for Skin Health and Rheumat­ic Heart Dis­ease.
• Con­duct assess­ments, edu­ca­tion, and cul­tur­al­ly appro­pri­ate care plans. 
• Collab­o­rate with Gidgee Heal­ing, GPs, and the Townsville Pub­lic Health Unit. 
• Lead com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment and out­reach across Gulf communities. 
• Con­tribute to ser­vice plan­ning, improve­ment, and qual­i­ty care delivery. 
• Uphold cul­tur­al safe­ty and NWHHS val­ues in all aspects of work .

Require­ments

• Suc­cess­ful­ly com­plet­ed a Cer­tifi­cate IV Abo­rig­i­nal Tor­res Strait Islander Pri­ma­ry Health Care (Prac­tice) and / or Diplo­ma in Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Pri­ma­ry Health and holds Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Health Prac­ti­tion­er Board of Australia (ATSIH­P­BA).
• Under s25 of the Anti-Dis­crim­i­na­tion Act 1991, there is a gen­uine occu­pa­tion­al require­ment for the incum­bent to be Indige­nous to the Abo­rig­i­nal or Tor­res Strait Islander Com­mu­ni­ty.
• 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 B, Measles, Mumps, Rubel­la, Vari­cel­la, Per­tus­sis, and Tuberculosis. 
• A peri­od of pro­ba­tion may apply. 
• Please refer to the role descrip­tion for fur­ther infor­ma­tion and requirements.

Enquiries: Jordan Stag­gs on 0459 381 923.

Job Ad Ref­er­ence: MI669519

Appli­ca­tion Details: https://apply-spring​board​.health​.qld​.gov​.au/​j​o​b​s/QLD-MI669519

Clos­ing Date: Fri­day, 28 Novem­ber 2025