Job details

• Posi­tion sta­tus Permanent
• Posi­tion type Full-time
• Occu­pa­tion­al group Health — Nursing
• Clas­si­fi­ca­tion Nurse Grade 10
• Work­place Loca­tion Cairns region,Far North Qld
• Job ad ref­er­ence QLD/TC649277
• Clos­ing date 26-Aug-2025
• Year­ly salary $155831.00 — $163382.00
• Job dura­tion Per­ma­nent Full Time
• Con­tact per­son Andrea Mann
• Con­tact details 0412 880 621 Access the Nation­al Relay Service

Ready for a mean­ing­ful role that starts with a yarn? Andrea Mann, 0412 880 621 would love to hear your sto­ry and answer any ques­tion you may have about the role.

Remote Liv­ing | Accom­mo­da­tion Includ­ed | Not for the Faint-Hearted

Look­ing for a nurs­ing lead­er­ship role with air-con­di­tion­ing, barista cof­fee, and a short com­mute to the beach? This is not that job. But if you’re after pur­pose, chal­lenge, and the kind of lead­er­ship role that’ll test your skills, resilience, and pos­si­bly your sense of humour — then read on.

Where is Kowanyama?

Kowanayam is a remote Indige­nous com­mu­ni­ty nes­tled on the west­ern coast of Cape York, far from the chaos of city life. With a pop­u­la­tion of around 1,000, it’s a place of cul­tur­al strength, deep con­nec­tion to coun­try, and com­mu­ni­ty pride.

Kowanya­ma means ​“Place of many waters”, and dur­ing the wet sea­son… you’ll under­stand why. You’ll swap traf­fic jams for trop­i­cal storms and office small talk for real com­mu­ni­ty contribution.

🕒The Role:

We’re on the hunt for a Direc­tor of Nurs­ing who can:

• Lead a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team through thick, thin, and cyclones
• Man­age clin­i­cal ser­vices and com­plex pre­sen­ta­tions with lim­it­ed resources
• Be a steady, calm leader (even when the Wi-Fi drops out)
• Work col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly with Tra­di­tion­al Own­ers and com­mu­ni­ty leaders
• Bring humour, human­i­ty, and hard-earned skill to one of the tough­est gigs around

🤝What You’ll Need:

• Reg­is­tered Nurse with cur­rent AHPRA registration
• Strong lead­er­ship and emer­gency response experience
• Expe­ri­ence work­ing remote or rural 
• A cool head, a warm heart, and the kind of resilience that can’t be taught
• Will­ing­ness to lead a team while occa­sion­al­ly also being the team

Still read­ing? Good. You might be the one!

🏡Tor­res and Cape will give you a career with pur­pose, plus excel­lent ben­e­fits and allowances;

• Base salary com­pris­ing between $155,831.00 — $163,382.00 per annum – you may be eli­gi­ble for addi­tion­al ben­e­fits – refer to Work­place ben­e­fits | Tor­res and Cape Hos­pi­tal and Health Service
• Com­pet­i­tive salary pack­ag­ing: Gen­er­ous employ­er super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion of 12.75% and salary pack­ag­ing options Salary and ben­e­fits | Careers (health​.qld​.gov​.au)
• Gen­er­ous leave enti­tle­ments includ­ing 17.5% load­ing on annu­al leave
• Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment: Our train­ing is recog­nised as some of the best in the world 
• Relo­ca­tion and accom­mo­da­tion incentives
• Remote Area Nurs­ing Incen­tive Package

🌍Liv­ing with­in the Tor­res and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immers­ing your­self in nature, from the out­back to trop­i­cal rain­forests, coral reefs and extra­or­di­nary landscapes.
• Short com­mute to work, allow­ing greater work/​life balance
• Rich Indige­nous Culture
• Imag­ine your­self here? Find out about Tor­res and Cape HHS and the Tor­res Strait and Cook­town and Cape York regions on the Trop­i­cal North Queens­land website.
• Fol­low us — Face­book | Insta­gram | LinkedIn

Dis­cov­er more by read­ing the role descrip­tion attached.

Tor­res and Cape HHS Val­ues - Courage | Account­abil­i­ty | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Appli­ca­tions should be sub­mit­ted ONLINE https://​smartjobs​.qld​.gov​.au/j…

Please no unso­licit­ed resumes from recruit­ment agencies.