Senior Research Nurse Coordinator

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• Fixed Term - 12 Months with the opportunity to extend
• Full Time at 76 hrs per f/n
• Level 3 Research Nurse
• The Alfred location in Prahran
• Great staff benefits!

Department

The Medical Oncology Unit provides co-ordinated multidisciplinary management for adult patients with malignancies. An important component of this care is the Clinical Trial/Research activities we participate in, which enable us to offer forthcoming investigational treatments to our patients. The Unit conducts phase I, II and III trials, and is a participating member of both National and International Clinical Trials Groups, incorporating both pharmaceutical industry, sponsored and investigator driven studies across a wide range of tumour types.

Position Summary

In your role as a Level 3 Research Nurse you will work on a range of research projects within the Medical Oncology Research department. You will work along-side a group of experienced Medical Oncology researchers who share knowledge and assist each other in their project recruitment and management. The type of projects will relate to the overseeing and facilitating of the introduction of new processes and procedures associated with new therapy types – different logistics with new drugs, impact on other departments, complicated patient schedules, new laboratory processes, new equipment, microdosing logistics, teletrials, etc.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Recent Clinical trial research nurse experience
• Five years of Oncology and/or Haematology nursing experience or equivalent
• Current and satisfactory Police Check
• Current and satisfactory Working With Children Check
• Certificate of Good Clinical Practice

Staff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite child care services, a payroll deductible expense
• Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
• Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Micheleine Uhe, Clinical Research Manager at M.Uhe@alfred.org.au

Applications close at 11 pm Sunday, 19 May 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au