Address- Project Officer HS4 or Research Nurse Level 2
- Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre
- Fixed-Term Part-Time (12 months)
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Clinical Area
You will work collaboratively within Clinical Haematology and Palliative Care
Clinical Haematology
Clinical Haematology provides services for a wide range of benign and malignant haematological conditions in the inpatient, specialist clinics, day treatment and home settings. Apheresis, autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation form part of the service.
Palliative Care
Palliative Care Services includes a 24-bed specialist inpatient Palliative Care Unit, a Consultancy service to inpatients and outpatient of Austin Health, and acute palliative care services to patients at home or residential aged care facilities.
About the role
The Project Officer is responsible for assisting with project coordination and implementation of ‘Early Palliative Intervention and Care for Haematology Patients’ (EPIC), including:
A regular day will see you:
- Manage the project to ensure timelines are met, issues and risks are identified, and appropriately managed, and high-quality deliverables are achieved
- Coordinate and facilitate regular steering committee meeting formulating agenda items and maintaining accurate recording of meeting minutes
- Recording data on electronic data capture platform and coordinating visit schedules
- Assisting to draft and coordinate resources for preparation of a manuscript and publication of study findings
- Coordinate submissions and other relevant correspondence with the Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee
About you
To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in healthcare, nursing, or allied health
- Excellent organisation and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and achieve performance targets
- Demonstrated skills and experience in data collection (quality or research projects), management, and reporting
- Experience in ethics applications and knowledge of ICH/GCP
- Demonstrated proficiency with information technology, including Microsoft Office, Teams, and Excel
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking
- Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options
Inclusion at Austin Health
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.
