What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse – Virtual Ward, you'll play a vital role in shaping how acute care is delivered for older people across hospital and community environments. From guiding clinical decisions to strengthening team collaboration, you'll help ensure patients receive safe, responsive and person-centred care.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Leading coordinated, evidence-based care that improves outcomes for older patients across settings
• Supporting and guiding multidisciplinary teams with confident clinical decision-making
• Strengthening care quality through risk management, improvement initiatives and best practice
• Mentoring others and fostering a positive, collaborative team culture

Let's Talk About You

You're someone who leads with both skill and heart. You bring strong clinical judgement, communicate with clarity, and support others to deliver their best. You take pride in improving patient outcomes while building team capability and creating a safe, respectful environment. You value compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage—and bring these to life in your everyday practice.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Advanced clinical experience in acute or geriatric care settings
• Strong leadership, communication and care coordination skills
• Ability to apply evidence-based practice and manage clinical risk

You'll stand out if you have postgraduate qualifications or experience in multidisciplinary or community-based care models.

Most importantly, you're passionate about improving care for older people and committed to making a meaningful difference every day.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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