Make a meaningful difference in young lives as a Clinical Nurse – School Based Youth Health Nurse in the Darling Downs region. Deliver holistic, youth-focused care in schools, build trusted relationships, and support better health outcomes for students in your community, while growing your career in a supportive, forward-thinking health service.

What your day could look like

As a Clinical Nurse – School Based Youth Health Nurse, you'll play a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of young people across the Darling Downs. Working within school communities, you'll empower students to access care early, strengthen health literacy, and contribute to positive lifelong outcomes.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Providing confidential, youth-friendly health support that improves early intervention and wellbeing outcomes
• Building strong partnerships with schools, families, and community services to coordinate care and support students holistically
• Leading health promotion and education initiatives that strengthen resilience, awareness, and informed decision-making
• Contributing clinical expertise and insights to enhance service delivery and support continuous improvement

Let's talk about you!

You're a compassionate and confident nurse who connects easily with young people and creates safe, respectful spaces for them to seek support. You approach your work with integrity and curiosity, and you take pride in empowering others to make informed choices about their health. Whether you're supporting a student through a challenging time or collaborating with school staff, you bring courage, empathy and a genuine commitment to making a difference.

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

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with relevant clinical experience
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust with young people and stakeholders
• Experience in health promotion, primary care, or community-based settings
• A proactive, collaborative approach with sound clinical judgement

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience working with adolescents in school or community settings and/or additional training in youth health, mental health, or public health.

Most importantly, you'll be passionate about supporting young people to thrive and shaping healthier futures for your community—reflecting our values of compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage.

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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