Health authorities are searching hospital patient records to clarify what drugs people may have been given after a man was charged with posing as a nurse for six weeks . A 30-year-old Darwin man is accused of using someone else 's employee registration number at the Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March . He was charged on Saturday with one count of fraud after Cairns detectives made contact with him in the Northern Territory . A 30-year-old Darwin man is accused of using someone else 's employee registration number to pose as a fake nurse at the Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March ( file photo ) Queensland health authorities are now sifting through patient records after it was revealed the man did not have the correct qualifications , the Cairns Post reports . They hope to identify which patients the man interacted with and what drugs may have been administered . He was allegedly using the registration number of a female nurse who had handed it back a few years ago . The man was receiving a $ 100,000 annual salary and accommodation from Queensland Health in the six weeks he was at the hospital . The alarm was raised by payroll workers when they noticed the registration number . He posed as a nurse for six weeks Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March . The matter was subsequently referred to the Queensland Police Service , the Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Health Ombudsman . A departmental taskforce was also established to investigate how the man slipped through the screening process . Health Minister Cameron Dick said last week the health employee responsible for the oversight has been stood down but maintains vetting methods at Queensland 's hospitals are 'robust ' . The man will appear in the Cairns Magistrates court on April 24 .
Man , 30 , is accused of using a female nurse 's employee number to work . He worked for six weeks at the Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York . Man was charged with fraud after payroll raised the alarm with hospital . Authorities are checking patient records to see who he interacted with .