What your day could look like
As a Clinical Nurse - Child and Youth Mental Health Service, you'll play an important role in helping children, young people and their families access high-quality mental health support close to home. From delivering specialised care and coordinating services to partnering with colleagues and community stakeholders, you'll contribute to outcomes that strengthen wellbeing and build healthier futures.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Delivering evidence-based mental health assessment, intervention and case management that supports positive outcomes for children, young people and families.
Building strong partnerships with consumers, carers, community services and multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve shared goals and coordinated care.
Providing clinical leadership, guidance and support that helps maintain safe, effective and person-centred practice.
Driving quality improvement initiatives, informed decision-making and continuous service enhancement that benefits the community.
Let's talk about you!
You're a compassionate and confident clinician who makes a difference during important moments in a young person's life. You lead with integrity, treat others with dignity and bring the courage to make sound clinical decisions. You work collaboratively, embrace innovation and take pride in supporting better mental health outcomes for children, young people and families. You're looking for an opportunity to create meaningful impact in a community that values your contribution.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Experience delivering mental health care, including assessment, therapeutic intervention and case management.
Strong communication, collaboration and clinical decision-making skills within multidisciplinary environments.
A commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and safe, consumer-focused care.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have a postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing and/or recognised mental health nursing credentials.
Relocation and accommodation support may be available for eligible candidates.
Above all, you'll bring compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage to every interaction, helping improve mental health outcomes across the region.
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.
You will 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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