North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

• Rural and Remote incentive:Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
• 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.
• Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
• Staff accomodation pending eligibility.

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. The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

About the role

Begin your career with purpose as a First Nations Graduate Occupational Therapist in Mount Isa, providing inpatient and outpatient care while developing broad skills with dedicated training, supervision, and cultural mentoring.

In this role you will:

• Deliver occupational therapy services across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Build clinical skills in areas such as hand therapy, burns and skin graft management, lymphoedema, and child and youth development.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision, cultural mentoring, and ongoing professional development.
• Collaborate with colleagues, families, and community organisations to deliver culturally safe, patient-centred care.
• Contribute to service improvement, education, and evidence-based practice within Allied Health Services.

Requirements

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

Interested?

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

Contact: Dayle Easlea on (07) 4744 4447

Applications close: Sunday 30 November 2025