Make a difference in rural mental health care as a Clinical Nurse Consultant, where your advanced clinical expertise and leadership will directly impact the recovery and rehabilitation of individuals facing mental health challenges. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you'll provide specialist care in a collaborative environment, supporting consumers through their journey toward recovery in the Rural Mental Health, Alcohol, and Other Drugs Services. Job details Position status: Permanent Position type: Full-time Occupational group: Nursing Classification: Nurse Grade 7 Workplace Location: Darling Downs - Maranoa, Toowoomba region What your day will look like… As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, your day will be varied and dynamic, blending direct patient care with leadership responsibilities. You'll lead comprehensive mental health assessments, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and ensure high-quality, evidence-based care for consumers in both acute and community settings. Your role also involves mentoring colleagues, driving quality initiatives, and adhering to safety and risk management protocols, all while embracing the values of Darling Downs Health to create a positive, supportive environment for both staff and patients. Let's talk about you! Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following: Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding. Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do. Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do. Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better. Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up. Why Us? Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens. We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements Education opportunities, Study and Research Paid parental leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounted Private Health Insurance Fitness Passport Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility Generous Salary Sacrificing Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to. #J-18808-Ljbffr