Health Workforce Queensland

28/08/2026

🎓 New graduates: your career starts here.

Ready to take the next step after university? Health Workforce Queensland can connect allied health graduates with rewarding opportunities across remote and rural Queensland.

Whether you're looking for your first role, a supportive team, or a chance to make a real impact, the perfect role for you awaits.

✅ Explore graduate-friendly roles across Queensland
✅ Connect with employers offering structured support and mentoring
✅ Access relocation incentives and scholarship opportunities
✅ Find a role that aligns with your career goals

With a wide range of opportunities available across allied health there’s never been a better time to launch your career.

🔗 Explore current opportunities: https://go.hwq.com.au/73f4fbda

28/08/2026

We're so excited to be a part of something great!

We're working with Northern Queensland PHN and CheckUP Australia on OneNQ, a new 12-month program designed to help northern Queensland health professionals build their mental health skills and confidence, and their own wellbeing.

HWQ's CEO Stewart Gordon says OneNQ "brings together the right people with the right local knowledge to strengthen the health workforce across northern Queensland.".

Read more in the post below.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽Mental health is everyone’s business.

Whether you're a GP, nurse, allied health professional, peer worker, or practice staff member, chances are you've supported someone through a mental health challenge.

That's why we're excited to about OneNQ – a new 12-month program designed to help northern Queensland health professionals build their mental health skills and confidence, and their own wellbeing.

Developed in partnership with Health Workforce Queensland and CheckUP, OneNQ gets underway in September offering webinars, workshops, networking opportunities, communities of practice, Project ECHO sessions, and face-to-face events across the region 👥

There are also bursaries available to help eligible healthcare workers, support staff, students, and organisations access training, wellbeing activities and OneNQ events.

As NQPHN CEO Ben Tooth said, "supporting our community's mental health starts with supporting the health workforce."

Read the full article here ➡️ https://nqphn.com.au/news/onenq-to-help-strengthen-mental-health-skills-across-northern-queenslands-health-workforce/

Health Workforce Queensland CheckUP Australia

28/08/2026

📢We're hiring!

Health Workforce Queensland is seeking a Project Officer to support the delivery of an exciting new initiative, aimed at helping strengthen the mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and su***de prevention workforce.

We're looking for a communications all-rounder, who is comfortable drafting content, engaging with project stakeholders or helping out at an event. Our ideal candidate has prior experience in projects.

Sound like you?

🔗 Apply now: https://au.seek.com/job/94262641

Help improve access to mental health services for northern Queensland by supporting project delivery, stakeholder engagement and events.

28/08/2026

⏳ 2 Weeks to Go — Register Now!

Looking for CPD with immediate practical application?

Join us for the Emergency Cardiology Workshop in Brisbane and gain:

✅ RACGP: 5.5 Educational Activity + 7.5 Reviewing Performance hours
✅ ACRRM: 5 Educational Activity + 7 Reviewing Performance hours + 7 MOPS (Emergency Medicine) hours
✅ Eligible for 2 days Emergency Medicine procedural grants

Secure your place while registrations remain open - https://go.hwq.com.au/ea5fdff1

26/08/2026

Ready for the ride of a lifetime?

A rural placement in Far North Queensland could take you further than you ever imagined.

The Going Rural North Bursary helps eligible Queensland nursing, midwifery, allied health and dentistry students with travel and accommodation costs, making it easier to experience placement in some of Queensland's most unique communities.

Build your skills, broaden your perspective and discover where a rural career could take you.

Go Rural. Go North. Go Further.

Apply now: https://go.hwq.com.au/f152056a

Supported by Northern Queensland PHN

📷: Natasha Parkinson, OT Student

26/08/2026

🤠 Could your dream healthcare career be just 90 minutes from Townsville?

For GP Dr Jean Covey, Charters Towers offered something she never found in the city: The freedom to practice medicine across a broad scope, a supportive community, and a lifestyle she loves.

More than 30 years later, she's still here.

In the latest episode of Live and Work in Paradise Season 2, Dr Jean and Nurse Practitioner Melinda Brady share why Charters Towers is a great place to build your career, make lifelong friendships and enjoy the best of country living.

➡️ Explore health career opportunities today:
www.nqphn.com.au/healthjobs

24/08/2026

Today, on Australian South Sea Islander National Recognition Day, we recognise and honour the descendants of more than 62,000 South Sea Islanders who were brought to Queensland between 1863 and 1908.

We acknowledge the strength, resilience and enduring contributions of Australian South Sea Islander peoples and celebrate their rich cultural heritage and important place in Queensland's history and communities.

23/08/2026

Happy Speech Pathology Week!

This week we're celebrating the dedicated speech pathologists making a difference in communities across Queensland.

Meet Alice Pumfrey, who relocated from Longreach to Toowoomba to begin her role with Greater Heights Therapy Services in June. HWQ supported Alice through a bursary reimbursement and relocation assistance as she took the next step in her career.

We're proud to support professionals like Alice as they grow their careers and strengthen healthcare services across Queensland.

Happy Speech Pathology Week from HWQ!

20/08/2026

🎉 Today's the day!

We're looking forward to welcoming allied health students to the Allied Health Student Careers Expo today.

Meet employers from across Queensland, learn about graduate and placement opportunities, and gain insights into what it's really like to live and work in remote and rural communities.

📍 voco Brisbane City Centre
⏰ 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Come along, ask questions, make connections, and discover where your allied health career could take you.

🎟️ Last chance to register: https://go.hwq.com.au/e02c2270

20/08/2026

☀️ What if your career gave you more opportunity, more variety, and more time to enjoy the lifestyle you love?

As a GP at The Doctor House in Yungaburra, Dr House enjoys a broad scope of practice, meaningful relationships with her patients, and the opportunity to make a real difference in her community.

But life in northern Queensland is about more than just work. From feeding the chickens and spending time outdoors to exploring the natural beauty of the Atherton Tablelands, Dr House has embraced an active lifestyle and a strong sense of community in Yungaburra.

“The longer you live in your community, the more connected you become.”

In this episode of Live and Work in Paradise 2, Dr House takes us through her town and shares how living and working in Yungaburra has allowed her to build lasting connections, enjoy a broad and rewarding scope of practice, and create a lifestyle she loves.

🎥 Check out the full video.

Your dream health career and paradise lifestyle could be closer than you think.

➡️ Discover more: www.nqphn.com.au/healthjobs



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