Clinical Nurse - Research

Advance Melanoma Care Through Research

Lead clinical research that makes a difference – join the Queensland Melanoma Institute and help shape better outcomes for people living with melanoma.

Your new role:

Join the Queensland Melanoma Institute at Princess Alexandra Hospital and play a pivotal role in coordinating and delivering clinical research that aims to improve outcomes for people with melanoma and advanced skin cancer. Working alongside clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals, you'll combine advanced clinical nursing skills with research expertise to support participants, drive quality research processes and contribute to evidence-based improvements in care.

• Coordinate research participation, recruitment and informed consent processes.
• Provide participant advocacy and person-centred support to patients and families.
• Facilitate collection of research samples, clinical information and accurate data.
• Support clinical trials, audits, quality initiatives and research activities.
• Coordinate study processes across Metro South and external research sites.

About you:

You are an experienced Registered Nurse with strong clinical judgement, excellent coordination skills and a genuine interest in clinical research. You will bring a collaborative approach, strong attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously while contributing to a multidisciplinary research environment.

• Advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Experience or knowledge of clinical research and Good Clinical Research Practice.
• Strong understanding of research ethics, governance and participant advocacy.
• Experience with research databases such as REDCap and electronic medical records is desirable.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplants.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.