Remote Area Nurses

Nursing

Posted: 2 Sep 2025

Location: Across QLD

Talent Quarter is a premier nursing recruitment agency, dedicated to connecting highly skilled professionals with roles in the Health, Social,
and Community Services sectors across Australia.

Are you a skilled and adven­tur­ous nurse look­ing to make a mean­ing­ful impact in remote com­mu­ni­ties? We are invit­ing expres­sions of inter­est from expe­ri­enced Remote Area Nurs­es (RANs) to join our ded­i­cat­ed health­care teams across Queensland’s diverse and breath­tak­ing landscapes.

Why work with us in Remote Queensland?

  • Make a Real Impact: You’re work­ing in remote com­mu­ni­ties where ser­vices — espe­cial­ly health, edu­ca­tion, and infra­struc­ture — can be lim­it­ed. So your work direct­ly helps peo­ple in tan­gi­ble, often life-chang­ing ways. It’s a place where your pres­ence tru­ly mat­ters — you’re not just anoth­er num­ber in a big hos­pi­tal system.
  • Cul­tur­al Immer­sion: Work close­ly with Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ples — learn about ancient cul­tures, lan­guages, and cus­toms. Gain a deep­er under­stand­ing of cul­tur­al­ly safe care and tra­di­tion­al heal­ing prac­tices. It’s an incred­i­ble oppor­tu­ni­ty for per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al growth in cul­tur­al competence.
  • Career Devel­op­ment: You’ll get broad­er clin­i­cal expo­sure, from emer­gency to chron­ic dis­ease, mater­nal health, aged care, and men­tal health. Often, nurs­es in rur­al and remote set­tings are giv­en more auton­o­my and respon­si­bil­i­ty, boost­ing con­fi­dence and experience.
  • Lifestyle and Adven­ture: The region is breath­tak­ing — trop­i­cal islands, coral reefs, rain­for­est, and unique wildlife. Great for peo­ple who love out­door activ­i­ties like fish­ing, hik­ing, boat­ing, and explor­ing nature. It’s a slow­er pace of life with a strong sense of com­mu­ni­ty and connection.
  • Tight-Knit Com­mu­ni­ties: Life here is more per­son­al. Peo­ple know each oth­er, and there’s a strong sense of com­mu­ni­ty and con­nec­tion. It’s a slow­er, more inten­tion­al way of liv­ing that a lot of peo­ple grow to love.

What’s on offer?

  • Com­pet­i­tive rates
  • Flex­i­ble con­tract lengths with some options for extension
  • Trav­el and accom­mo­da­tion provided
  • Ongo­ing pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and training
  • A unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence Australia’s remote land­scape and culture

Essen­tial Requirements:

  • Cur­rent AHPRA registration
  • A bachelor’s degree in nurs­ing or Midwifery
  • Min­i­mum 5 years of rel­e­vant experience
  • Full Aus­tralian work­ing rights
  • Up-to-date serol­o­gy and immu­ni­sa­tion status
  • Cur­rent Nation­al Police Check
  • Work­ing with children’s check (or will­ing to obtain)
  • Cer­ti­fi­ca­tions – ALS/ PALS, Neona­tal Resus First respon­der, MEC / REC, Triage qual­i­fi­ca­tion (note: all of these might not apply to you but most would be depend­ing on the vacancy)

Why Choose Tal­ent Quarter?

  • Work across a vari­ety of set­tings and loca­tions — earn as you explore Australia!
  • Friend­ly and sup­port­ive con­sul­tants who are with you every step of the way
  • Gen­er­ous refer­ral pro­gram — know some­one per­fect for the role? Let us know!

If you’re pas­sion­ate about health equi­ty, want to chal­lenge your­self, and are up for a unique life expe­ri­ence, this could be your calling.

Email your CV to christine.​nazareth@​talentquarter.​com.