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Strengthening the mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and suicide prevention workforce across Northern Queensland.
OneNQ
OneNQ is an exciting new project that has launched in response to consistent challenges with attracting and retaining clinicians and practitioners in rural and remote areas. How do organisations provide support to workers and clinicians experiencing a range of challenges, including worker burnout, long patient waitlists, staffing issues and limited access to training?
Over 12 months, this program will deliver 5 key activities seeking to:
- Strengthen the health workforce to respond to Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (MHAODSP) needs in community
- Improve access to professional development, collaborative peer-based learning and interdisciplinary continuing education
- Enhance multidisciplinary care across primary health settings
- Alleviate immediate attraction, recruitment, retention pressures while planning for longer-term sustainability across the MHAODSP workforce
What will OneNQ deliver?
Activity 1: Workforce Education & Wellbeing (targeting the Wider Health Workforce, i.e. allied health and general practice)
- Multidisciplinary training and CPD-aligned learning
- Face-to-face and online events
- Learning Action Groups (LAGs) to build confidence and peer connection
- Focus on early identification, referral, and workforce wellbeing
Activity 2: Workforce Attraction, Recruitment & Retention
- Co-designed practical solutions (housing, onboarding, supervision, workforce supports)
- Strengthens sustainability of commissioned services
Activity 3: Regional Integration Forums (targeting the workforces of the MHAODSP sector)
- Cross-sector forums to improve collaboration and care pathways
- Share innovation and solve local system barriers in face-to-face forums
Activity 4: Bursaries & Incentives
- Financial support to enable rural, remote and early-career participation
Activity 5: Future Workforce Planning
- Workforce audit and framework for ongoing learning and system improvement
Learn more about Northern Queensland PHN and Health Workforce Queensland.
Explore OneNQEvents
Events are hosted both by OneNQ directly and by program partners like CORES™ Queensland. Check both sources below to see everything currently on offer.
OneNQ events
Workforce education, forums and professional development events run directly by OneNQ.
Browse OneNQ eventsUpcoming Cooktown events
Community workshops covering loss and grief, self-care and mental wellbeing, and suicide intervention, delivered in Cooktown by trainers from CORES™ Queensland as part of OneNQ.
View events on HumanitixPlease note
- OneNQ and CORES™ Queensland events and programs are open to all community members.
- Crisis support is not provided as part of program activities. If you or someone you know needs immediate support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or triple zero (000) in an emergency.
- Many sessions can contribute towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours. Check individual event listings for details.
Delivered by CORES™ Queensland (Community Owned Response to Eliminating Suicide), a valued affiliate of OneNQ. Visit cores.org.au or find them on Facebook.
CheckUP acknowledges the Traditional Custodians past and present on whose land we walk, we work and we live.