Careers

Transcript for Welcome to North West HHS: Living and working in northwest Queensland

Lee: This is the time right now to reinvent yourself. Yeah, I really want those genuine, passionate people to come and live here. You can reinvent yourself totally — with your life, with your work opportunities.

Vidushan: For me, going out to the bush was just a no-brainer. I'm part of something. You know, I feel valued here.

Jacob Takurit: I came out here as a young 17-year-old, and as soon as I came out to Mount Isa, doors opened. I met so many different people, made so many friends.

Shannon McConachy: A lot of people will come and be like, "Oh, I'm only going to be here for 2 years," and then five, six, seven, eight years later — we decide to stay.

Troy Lane: I've got a typical Mount Isa story. I moved here with a 6-month plan, and a decade later — with a wife, two beautiful children and a house — here I am.

Hannah: I was meant to be here for 3 months, and it's now turned into over 3 years.

Liz Hassett: When I first came, there were small babies that are now having babies. It's really lovely to see that. It's a continuity of care I guess.

Sean Birgan: Everybody has such an important role here in the North West. And I might be biased because I'm the Chief Executive, but there's no one staff that's more important than anyone else out here. Out here, if we don't have good cleaning, we don't have good administrative support, we won't be able to provide really good care for our patients.

Jorgia Price: It's very multidisciplinary, very multicultural. So there's lots of people to always learn and kind of grow from — as well as there's always a very friendly face around who's willing to help, work together towards that common goal of helping our patients.

Vidushan: Having that reception and being greeted when you walk into work as a medical student — you feel valued in all regards, as well, like you are needed.

Moyita Clapham: I have a very great support network here. A lot of the nurses push me to do my best every day.

Tahnia-Maree Ah Kit: I feel like it's gained my experience up a lot more, and I've literally loved rural and remote nursing.

Dr Francis Asomah: Have the courage to come. We are here. We give them support to settle with us. It's a small town, so it's a small family. We look after each other.

Cheyenne: I have never regretted anything about moving up here. It's just — go. Go make that move. Expand on your life, because you never know what's supposed to happen for you.

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