Find out how to apply for a job with Queensland Health.
We welcome applications from internationally trained health professionals.
If you’re moving to start a new job with Queensland Health, we may be able to help with your moving costs.
We do pre-employment checks as part of our application process.
You may need to be vaccinated against certain diseases for some healthcare roles.
We’re always happy to talk to you and answer any questions you may have.
Allied health professionals must be registered with the relevant Australian national board for their profession or be eligible for membership with the professional association.
We offer exciting career opportunities across all our hospital and health services.
We have programs and initiatives to support our allied health students with training and clinical placements.
Our allied health professionals enjoy a wide range of benefits, generous leave entitlements and a competitive salary.
Our allied health assistants help us deliver health care to individuals or in group sessions.
We have programs to support our rural and remote allied health professionals.
Doing a placement in rural and remote Queensland.
Opportunities for allied health professionals to work in short term relief roles in our rural and remote areas.
Medical practitioners must be registered with the Medical Board of Australia (MBA).
Explore the different career pathways we offer our medical practitioners.
Our medical practitioners enjoy a wide range of benefits, generous leave entitlements and a competitive salary.
Our visiting medical officers support our fulltime medical specialist services in our city and regional hospitals.
We have exciting opportunities for RMOs right across Queensland in all our hospitals and health services.
We offer internships across our hospital and health services.
We offer training and professional development for medical officers who want to become a rural generalist.
We provide free medical indemnity to our medical practitioners.
Enrolled nurses, registered nurses and midwives must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
We offer nurses and midwives exciting career opportunities across all our hospital and health services.
Our nurses and midwives enjoy a wide range of benefits, generous leave entitlements and a competitive salary.
There are a range of education and training programs to support nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives when they work for us.
We offer incentives to our nurses and midwives if they work in rural and remote areas.
Find out what qualifications, licences or registrations you’ll need to work with us in the dental field.
We offer a range of opportunities for dental professionals across our hospital and health services.
Our dental professionals enjoy a wide range of benefits, generous leave entitlements and a competitive salary.
We need everyone to keep our hospitals and health services running, and have hundreds of jobs that you don’t need formal qualifications for.
We talk to thousands of Queenslanders every day, providing health assessments, advice and information 24 hours a day.
Our teams use the latest technology to investigate health threats, civil emergencies and criminal investigations and provide advice to clients in Australia and around the world.
Clinical placements for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing, midwifery and allied health students.
We have exciting opportunities and programs to support you during your first year of practice.
We value every single one of our nearly 99,000 employees. Where you work and how you work best matters to us too.
We have hospitals and health services all over Queensland, from our coastal cities to the remote outback.
Working in regional, rural and remote Queensland will give you unique opportunities you won't get anywhere else.
Join us and make a lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of your community.
We value our staff and provide a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment.
Incentive packages for health workers who move to Queensland from another state, intrastate or overseas.
We offer a wide range of benefits and competitive salaries.
We offer generous leave entitlements to support your health and wellbeing and caring for your family.
We offer training opportunities for all our staff.
Find out how to apply for the Rural Immersion Placement Program – Allied Health (RIPPAH).
Students who have an interest in a rural career after graduation, are strongly encouraged to apply for a RIPPAH placement. RIPPAH experiences are unique and will provide a student with an opportunity to build a strong job application with the right context. Students will be able to showcase the knowledge, skills and attributes required to successfully land a job as a new graduate.
To apply students need to submit an expression of interest (EOI). To be eligible to submit an EOI, students must be enrolled in a Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech Pathology program at a Queensland university that is:
EOI from Queensland students enrolled in the above courses at an interstate university may also be considered if the university is a Student Placement Deed holder and is accredited by the respective professional body.
To apply, students need to complete an EOI application.
Once the application is submitted, a panel will assess it within 2 weeks of the closing date to create a merit list. They’ll then provide the merit list to the applicant’s universities.
Each university will assess the merit list to make sure the placements can be supported. Placements will be offered in line with the Student Placement Deed process.
Successful applicants will need to action the following prior to placement:
You’ll need support from your university program coordinator or delegate. To apply you complete the RIPPAH Placement Expression of Interest Application Form [PDF 340.14 KB].
Once you complete the form, email it to swhhs_alliedhealthstudents@health.qld.gov.au.
Complete and submit the below online form to apply for RIPPAH. All sections are mandatory. If you don’t complete them, we won’t consider your application.
We take your privacy seriously. Your details are confidential and will only be used to contact you about your application.
Personal information collected by the Department of Health and Queensland Health is handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. The Department of Health and Queensland Health is collecting personal information (including name, address, phone number, email address, program of study and associated university) in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 in order to accept your expression of interest in a clinical placement opportunity. All personal information will be securely stored and only accessible by the Department of Health and Queensland Health. This type of personal information may be given to a student’s university for the purpose of offering a clinical placement in line with the Student Placement Deed. Your personal information will not be disclosed to other third parties without consent, unless the disclosure is authorised or required by or under law. For information about how the Department of Health and Queensland Health protects your personal information, or to learn about your right to access your own personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
In completing this section, please do not provide personal information about any other person, for example by including their name, in your response.
Before you submit the form, make sure you have answered all the questions.
Last updated: May 2024
