Clinical Nurse
Closing date:
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
Type:
Part time
Term:
Non-ongoing/contract
Location:
Research Assistant
Northern Territory
Job category:
Staff
Salary
$127,386 – $136,902 per annum, pro rata.
Employment package
- The opportunity to use your strong research skills to contribute to impactful, community-centred research.
- A highly productive, collaborative and supportive team environment.
- The satisfaction of knowing your work improves lives.
- Base Salary: $102,725 – $111,040 per annum, pro rata.
- Total Remuneration Package: $127,386 – $136,902 per annum, pro rata.
- Recruitment and Retention Allowance $2,000 per annum, pro rata.
- Generous leave provisions, including 6 weeks annual leave.
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum plus $2,650 meal and entertainment card (tax free).
- Option to increase superannuation to 14%.
Menzies School of Health Research
Why Menzies:
Menzies is a national leader in research and education and works to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and populations across our region. As a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses, Menzies continues to translate its research knowledge through genuine and effective partnerships with communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Menzies is committed to providing a culturally inclusive and supportive work environment, and ensuring our workforce is representative of the people with and whom we work. We seek to amplify Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander voices in all aspects of our work, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for this position.
Job description/overview
The Role:
Coordinate and contribute to the LINK Study, a Territory-wide prospective mixed-methods research project examining the association between chronic kidney disease and liver disease in First Nations Australians, collaborating with renal services across the Northern Territory.
The Clinical Research Nurse will perform all clinical aspects of the LINK study, including informed consent discussions with potential participants on referral, basic eligibility assessment, data collection, data entry, participant retention and follow-up and conduct study activities as stipulated in the study protocol.
Our ideal candidate will be someone who holds a nursing qualification with at least 4 years of subsequent postgraduate experience, AHPRA registration, and the ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with the study participant/family, research team, and other stakeholders.
You will be able to follow the advice and guidance of Cultural Advisors to ensure that studies are conducted in a culturally safe and appropriate manner, respecting the values and traditions of the participating communities.
If this speaks to your career goals and experience, and you would like to know more, please see a full list of primary responsibilities and selection criteria in the Position Description