Advanced Health Worker Diabetes (Identified), Queensland Health

Department of Health to Queensland

Mount Isa, Western QLD

Indigenous and Multicultural Services (Community Services and Development)

Government to State (Government and Defence)

Contract/Temp, Casual/Vacation, Full time

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Join Our Diabetes Care Team in North West Queensland!

Temporary full-time opportunity for an Advanced Health Worker to support culturally safe diabetes care and health promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across North West Queensland.

About the role

As an Advanced Health Worker within Diabetes Services, you will work closely with specialist nurses to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients living with or at risk of diabetes. This role focuses on culturally safe care, health promotion and supporting clients to actively participate in managing their health.

In this role you will:

Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to engage with diabetes services and understand their care

Deliver culturally safe diabetes education, health promotion and community outreach

Work collaboratively with nurses, primary health providers and community services

Assist with quality improvement and culturally appropriate care across the service

Working with us

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

Successful completion of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.

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.

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.

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.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

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

Applications close: Monday 23 March 2026

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Contact: Jacqueline Engman on 0491295377