Queensland Health

Specialisation

From state-of-the-art hospitals in metropolitan cities, to health centres servicing rural and remote communities, public healthcare provider Queensland Health offers comprehensive healthcare across 1.728 million km2 to more than four million Queenslanders.

Who we are

Queensland Health employs skilled and qualified medical practitioners, allied health professionals, nurse and oral health professionals. With a 60,000-strong workforce, Queensland Health offers our people opportunities to work in their specialty field within a range of integrated services.

These include:

• Hospital Inpatient
• Outpatient and Emergency Services
• Community Services
• Mental Health Services
• Aged Care Services
• Corporate Services
• Public Health Programmes.

The rewards are with us

As Queensland’s population continues to expand, so do the opportunities – and incentives – for skilled doctors, nurses, allied health and oral health professionals to make the move. In addition to our worldwide reputation as a top lifestyle destination, we can offer exciting and competitive remuneration packages, support for relocation and even assistance with registration.

• Competitive salary or wage for your clinical profession
• Great benefits including employer contribution to superannuation up to 12.75%; leave loadings from 17.5%, long service and parental leave
• Access to approved salary sacrificing options that reduce the amount of tax on your income
• Incentives to work in rural and remote areas
• Annual professional development allowances and leave and support for study and conference leave
• Dedicated career pathways and clinical advancement programs
• A flexible and family-friendly work environment
• Support with professional registration
• Support for residency when you meet immigration requirements

Every year hundreds of healthcare professionals relocate to Queensland and there’s good reason for that. Our education system, healthcare services, roads and infrastructure are among the world’s best. Working with Queensland Health, you’ll play an important role in our dynamic and innovative organisation, and see the results of your work benefit Queensland’s people and its communities.

John made the move with us!

John Barr moved from the UK to Australia with the help of Queensland Health Recruitment. Read his story.

Employment opportunities

Queensland Health is one of Australia’s largest public employers of qualified nurses, medical practitioners, allied health staff and oral health professionals in a wide range of sub-specialty areas.

We currently offer excellent career opportunities for skilled staff including:

• Medical Practitioners – Anaesthetics; Emergency; Rural doctors; Psychiatry; Internal Medicine
• Nurses – Midwifery; Aged Care; Critical/Emergency Care; Oncology; Mental Health
• Allied Health – Physiotherapists; Medical Imaging Professionals; Psychology; OT; Social Work; Mental Health
• Oral Health Professionals – Dentists; Oral Health Therapists; Prosthetists