Starting your career

  • Requirements to practice

    To work in Queensland you must be registered with the relevant Australian national board for your profession or be eligible for membership with your professional association.

  • Training

    We have programs and initiatives to support our allied health students with training and clinical placements.

  • Career structure

    We offer exciting career opportunities to suit your lifestyle and career goals.

  • Salaries

    Our allied health professionals enjoy a wide range of benefits, generous leave entitlements and a competitive salary.

Rural and remote opportunities

Have a passion for improving people’s lives? A health career in regional, rural and remote Queensland will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances.

Rural and remote relief program

We have opportunities for allied health professionals to work in short term relief roles in our rural and remote areas.

Great work-life balance

Find out about your leave entitlements and watch Stacey’s story about her day-to-day life as an mental health team leader living in regional Queensland.

Mental Health Clinician, Hervey Bay
Duration: 01:34

Transcript for Stacey's healthy move

[Peaceful piano music plays in the background]

>> Stacey:

So the plan was to move to Hervey Bay for one to two years and that was 12 years ago.

I get to live on this beautiful property, it’s only a 10 minute drive to work and so it’s an amazing lifestyle.

I’m a team leader for a local mental health service so my main role is to provide support to my team but I still get to do clinical work so I get to see people face to face and provide support. So working in a regional area our scope of work is much broader which has really increased my skill set which is a great advantage as a clinician.

When you spend so much time working with your colleagues it’s really important to provide support to them but also to be supported by them and I’m really proud of the work that we do together as a team.

Queensland Health has always supported me throughout my career. I’ve had amazing study opportunities and professional development has always been encouraged and supported.

Living somewhere that provides such an amazing work-life balance is a pretty special thing.

My income allows me to have this amazing lifestyle, to have this beautiful home and lets me live the life that I want to live. I absolutely love watching my boys have the freedom to run around. We’ve got the dog and we’ve got chooks roaming free. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s a beautiful place to live.

>> Voiceover: With hundreds of health  jobs available in regional, rural and remote Queensland, make a healthy career move today.

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[Text on screen] Ongoing training and professional support. Attractive salary packages. Relocation and housing support.

[Text on screen] Search for Queensland Health Jobs

[Queensland Government Crest appears on screen]

[Tagline on screen] Queensland, Good jobs, Better services, Great Lifestyle.

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Interested in a career in allied health

Not sure if a health career is for you? Why not start with a Cert III and get some hands on experience as an allied health assistant. Or dive right in to a Cert IV and choose a specialty area in allied health or work as an optical dispenser.

Choose your own health career

Hear from our team

Jessica Anderson

Inpatient Podiatrist
Cairns Hospital

Cairns is a wonderful place to live. The work-life balance is great, so you have time to enjoy the great outdoors. From a career point of view, you get to see a variety of different patient presentations and you often must think outside the box. Clinicians who work in rural settings bring with them unique problem-solving skills.

Lisa Baker

Allied Health Interprofessional Clinical Educator
Roma

Working rurally, I’ve been provided so many amazing opportunities in my career. I love the flexible and supportive team environment, minimal commute time, a rewarding clinical environment, and many and varied opportunities such as post-graduate training, fellowships and projects. I also love the relaxed vibe and interconnections in our rural towns.

Example

Jacob Spatuzzo

Senior Cardiac Scientist
Mount Isa Hospital

The opportunity for your career working in a rural town is not something you get many chances at in bigger cities. I was placed on the rural generalist pathway with the support of Queensland Health and this opportunity to broaden my skills would almost be out of reach otherwise.

Last updated: May 2025

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