Health Workforce Queensland delivers a range of services based around the following core areas.
COMMUNITY | Building and maintaining relationships with rural communities to understand local health care needs. Responding to emerging and current community workforce needs and facilitating solutions. |
ATTRACT | Attracting domestic and international doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to rural and remote practice. |
RECRUIT | Providing the guiderails to support and navigating health professionals through the screening, registration, migration, placement, incentive programs and orientation processes to take up employment in rural and remote communities. |
RETAIN |
Supporting health professionals in rural and remote practice through providing access to locums, fellowship preparation, family support, advice and crisis services. |
PRACTICES | Providing practical support for rural and remote general practices, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and allied health organisations with business services and tools to support sustainable workforce. |
EDUCATE | Facilitating access to professional development and clinical education through education and training opportunities, ensuring rural communities have access to quality care . |
INFORM | Informing stakeholders and communities through collection of national workforce data, facilitate evidence based knowledge for policy, research and service and workforce planning and advocate for a sustainable rural and remote health workforce. |