Address Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time
Organisation: Monash Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training, Health and Allied Health, Family Violence Workers, Medical
Reference: 64752
Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.
About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 25,500 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.
About Us
We are committed to ensuring a positive working environment that values all backgrounds and experiences. We cultivate an inclusive culture that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all, and a culture based on respect, consideration and dignity. We are also committed to developing our people and fostering an environment where learning and development is central to our staff reaching their full potential.
What is VicHip?
VicHip (https://www.vichip.org.au/) is a new initiative undertaken by the Department of Orthopaedics at the Monash Children’s Hospital and the MCRI that aims to uncover the causes, refine the treatment, and improve the outcome for children and young adults who suffer from hip dysplasia. This initiative has been made possible by a MRFF grant.VicHip is a registry of all Victorian children who present with hip dysplasia and builds on an existing registry that now has over 1000 infants who have been recruited at RCH, which will expand to include patients at any age and from across the whole of Victoria. The registry is part of an international collaborative (Global Hip Dysplasia Registry) that brings like-minded institutions together to compare and contrast the outcomes of treatment and to conduct large data studies across countries.
At the same time, we are entering into a data-sharing agreement with Generation Victoria (GenV - https://www.genv.org.au/) which is a multimillion-dollar MCRI initiative to follow a two-year birth cohort of Victorian children through to adulthood. On this journey, all aspects of genetics, development, health, socioeconomic and education will be collected, providing a rich and diverse resource to integrate and interrogate to understand the questions we have about hip dysplasia.VicHip is not just a research tool but also a way to unify patients, families, and clinicians in pursuit of a common goal to refine our diagnostic and treatment protocols, provide excellent health information and resources, ensuring that all Victorians have access to good hip care and improved outcome from hip dysplasia at every age.
About the Role - Clinical Research Assistant - Orthopaedic Surgery, MCH
VicHip wishes to appoint a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) to be part of our team working at Monash Children’s Hospital to ensure patients with dysplasia are enrolled into the registry, age-specific data collected and provide assistance in the research activities relating to this patient group. The CRA will be part of a group of assistants working at other sites and will work collaboratively with the other members to develop a dynamic, responsive team who are central to the success of the registry. You will be interacting with patients and families to help foster a sense of belonging to something bigger and help develop a culture of inquisitiveness, engagement, and trust.Key Responsibilities include:
Initially involved in the establishment of VicHip at Monash Children’s working closely with VicHip’s Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Ensuring the VicHip recruitment, data collection, and studies are of the highest quality
Conduct ethical research at the highest level of integrity and in line with the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research
Assists and contributes to data generation for research and publications
Works to improve skill base in research productivity and methodology
Assists in high calibre, competitive research
Follows standard operating procedures, study protocols and study guidelines
Continuous maintenance of neat and orderly records and data storage
Understands and follows field work guidelines GCP / ICH
Fosters relationships with key internal and external stakeholders Is engaged in the campus culture including professional development activities and attending internal/external campus conferences and seminars
About You
Selection Criteria:
Degree/Honours/Masters qualification in Science or related discipline
Appropriate level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation
Proven capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Excellent time management, organisational and analytical problem-solving skills
Demonstrable excellent verbal and written communication skills
Established computer skills, including spreadsheets, database programs, statistics and word processing
Demonstrable understanding of a range of research methodologies and their application in empirical research
The ability to write documents and reports
High attention to detail with a proactive nature
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills The ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships with various stakeholders
Conditions of Employment:
Working with Children & National Police Clearance (if appointed) in compliance with the Victorian Governments Child Safety Standards The right to reside and work in Australia and you meeting any applicable visa conditions
Monash Health is a great place to work
We are committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which protects the health, safety and wellbeing of our people, partners and the community. Employees conducting duties on behalf of Monash Health are expected to meet the environment, health and wellbeing requirements and responsibilities specifically required for the role.We are committed to supporting children in their right to be safe and adhere to the responsibilities we have to ensure their protection and safety as per the Child Safety Standards Policy. Specified positions may be subject to medical review to ensure that the inherent requirements of the role can be undertaken safely
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.
