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Team Leader (Withdrawal and Nursing) 📍 Rockhampton QLD | Binbi Yadubay (Healthy Beginnings)🕒 Permanent Full-Time💰 RN Level 3 | $113,000 - $121,000 + Super + Salary Packaging Support Recovery. Strengthen Communities. Change Futures. At Lives Lived Well, we believe recovery is possible. Every day, our teams support individuals, families and communities across Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental health challenges and gambling harm. We're seeking an experienced Team Leader (Withdrawal and Nursing) to lead our withdrawal service at Binbi Yadubay (Healthy Beginnings) in Rockhampton. Reporting to the Manager (Clinical Services), this is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical nursing practice with team leadership, clinical governance and service development within a multidisciplinary residential treatment environment. As the clinical lead for the withdrawal program, you'll play a critical role in ensuring people receive safe, evidence-based care while leading a passionate team committed to supporting lasting recovery. Why You'll Love This Role ✅ Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay ✅ Monday to Friday role – 8.30am – 4.36pm ✅ Lead an established multidisciplinary team ✅ Influence clinical practice, service delivery and quality improvement ✅ Work alongside experienced nurses, clinicians, support workers and treatment facilitators ✅ Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities ✅ Regular clinical supervision and peer support ✅ Meaningful work that creates lasting change for individuals, families and communities Why This Role Matters Recovery starts with safe and effective withdrawal support. As Team Leader (Withdrawal and Nursing), you'll provide the clinical leadership that helps people take the first steps toward lasting recovery while ensuring high standards of care, safety and clinical governance across the service. Your leadership will support positive client outcomes, staff development and continuous improvement within one of Central Queensland's leading residential AOD treatment services. About Binbi Yadubay Binbi Yadubay (Healthy Beginnings) is a residential Alcohol and Other Drug treatment service located in Parkhurst, Rockhampton. The service includes:
An 8-bed residential withdrawal unit A 32-bed residential rehabilitation program A family recovery program supporting parents and their children
Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you'll help deliver services that support people to build healthier and more fulfilling lives. What You'll Be Doing
Leading the day-to-day clinical and operational delivery of the withdrawal service. Supporting intake, assessment, admission and treatment planning processes. Providing leadership, supervision and support to nursing and clinical staff. Overseeing medication management and withdrawal treatment activities. Coordinating multidisciplinary care and clinical reviews. Managing workforce planning, rostering and staff development. Supporting clinical governance, continuous improvement and service quality initiatives. Building strong relationships with GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and community partners. Promoting a safe, therapeutic and recovery-focused environment for clients and staff.
About You You're a confident and compassionate nursing leader who is passionate about supporting people through meaningful life change. You'll bring:
Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse. A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification. Experience in mental health, alcohol and other drug services, community health, primary health, correctional health, acute care, rural and remote health, residential care or related settings. Demonstrated leadership experience within a clinical environment. Strong clinical assessment, risk management and decision-making skills. Experience working with clients who have complex health, mental health and psychosocial needs. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. A commitment to person-centred, recovery-oriented care. A current Australian Driver Licence.
Highly Regarded
Experience within Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services. Knowledge of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice. Experience with medication-assisted treatment programs. Postgraduate qualifications in nursing, mental health or alcohol and other drugs.
Our Values The people who thrive at Lives Lived Well are those who share our values:
We are humble, human and full of hope. We show up and share. We ask "Why not?" and "What's next?" We leave a positive wake.
Apply Now The right support at the right time can change a person's future. If you're looking for a leadership role where you can build meaningful relationships, apply your clinical skills in a unique setting and help people achieve lasting recovery, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role and what attracts you to Lives Lived Well. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and may close earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. Lives Lived Well is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people with lived and living experience.



