About the role
Mater Human Resources is excited to be recruiting a Human Resources Business Partner to join our growing team at an exciting time for our organisation. With the opening of a brand new hospital underway and the acquisition of another in progress, this is a unique opportunity to contribute during a period of significant growth and transformation.
This full‑time, permanent role is based at our Townsville Hospital, with regular time spent across our Pimlico and Hyde Park sites. The role will work closely with, and report to, a Senior Human Resources Business Partner.
If you’re passionate about building capability, driving people outcomes and supporting meaningful organisational change—this is your moment.
Salary range: $129,394 - $133,248 per annum plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
Working on-site at Mater Private Hospital Townsville across our Hyde Park and Pimlico facilities, you’ll partner closely with senior clinical leaders to deliver people strategies that support high-quality care and operational excellence. Reporting to and working alongside a highly experienced Senior HR Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in embedding practical, outcomes-driven HR solutions within a complex healthcare environment.
No two days will be the same, you’ll be influencing and coaching senior leaders, navigating complex people matters, and contributing to organisational change, all while ensuring HR delivers tangible value directly at the frontline of care.
For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here – Human Resources Business Partner.pdf
About you
You’re an expert at building trust, solving problems, and partnering with leaders to help them shine. You bring a mix of technical HR capability, maturity, and strong emotional intelligence—and you love making things happen.
You’ll ideally bring:
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 12 hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
Applications close 28 June 2026 – please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage
Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
