The scheme has now ended
The Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme has been discontinued and is no longer being offered.
Discontinuation and grandparenting arrangements are outlined in Health Employment Directive 06/24.
Health professionals who are progressing through a recruitment process or have already received a job offer with a commencement date after 30 June 2025 aren’t eligible for this incentive scheme.
This also includes health professionals who received:
- a letter of offer; or
- confirmation in writing that they have been selected as suitable for an eligible role
dated before 1 February 2025 and who commence after 30 June 2025.
I started between 1 February 2025 and 30 June 2025
Health professionals who received a letter of offer or confirmation in writing that they had been selected as suitable for an eligible role dated before 1 February 2025 and who commenced in a role with Queensland Health between 1 February 2025 and 30 June 2025 may be eligible for the incentives under Health Employment Directive 06/24. Claims for the incentive payment must be submitted to payroll within 6 months of commencing in the role. Claim forms submitted any later than 6 months of commencement won’t be considered.
I started between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2025
Health professionals who commenced in a role with Queensland Health between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2025 may be eligible for the incentives under Health Employment Directive 06/23. If you commenced a role within this timeframe and determine you are eligible for the commencement payment, you’ll have until 1 August 2025 to submit your claim form. Claims submitted after this date won’t be considered.
I started between 1 July and 31 October 2023
For those who commenced in a role between 1 July and 31 October, you may be eligible for incentives under Health Employment Directive 02/23. If you commenced a role within this timeframe and determine you are eligible for the commencement payment, you’ll have until 1 August 2025 to submit your claim form. Claims submitted after this date won’t be considered.
Scope of the scheme
From 1 February 2025, the incentive scheme was discontinued and is no longer being offered.
Health workers who were previously identified as eligible for the incentive and who commence in a role after 30 June 2025 are no longer eligible for the scheme.
The incentive scheme doesn’t impact other attraction and retention allowances health workers may be eligible for.
Explore roles with Queensland Health
You can find currently available Queensland Health Jobs on Smart Jobs.
Do you have questions about the incentives?
The Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme is no longer available for new starters at Queensland Health. We’ve released further guidance [PDF 140.42 KB] on the discontinuation of the Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme.
Current Queensland Health employees can submit a question using the Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme enquiry form on Queensland Health intranet.