Description Employment Type: Part-time (29.24 hours per week), Temporary, 6 months with the possibility of extension. Classification: Research Officer Grade 2 (PN 56360) Salary: $81,743 - $88,213 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Canberra Health Services Section: Cancer and Ambulatory Services Closing Date: 11 November 2024
What can we offer you: City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra. Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. Flexible working conditions. Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval). About the Role: Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the Australian Capital Territory and the surrounding ACT. More information can be found on the CHS website.
The CHS palliative care services are based at the Canberra Regional Cancer Centre at the Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House (CHH) and provide high quality consultation, inpatient and outpatient and community palliative care to the patients from the ACT and surrounding regions. The Palliative Care Research Unit is based at CHH but functions across the health service.
The research officer position provides key support and coordination of clinical research projects undertaken by the Palliative Care Research Unit at Canberra Health Services. Current projects that this is responsible for includes the multi-site iSupport for carers of people with dementia trial, and the "Getting Ready" education for death-literacy for the ACT pilot but other work including collaborative studies with the Palliative care clinical studies collaborative (PaCCSC) and Cancer Symptom Trials (CST) collaborative groups. The main responsibilities of the research officer will be to act as a support for all aspects of the planning, conduct, implementation, and management of a clinical research including ethics approvals, and contractual and regulatory management and collaboration with other research and clinical staff. The research officer will act as a contact person responsible for ensuring milestones are achieved and conduct of research is compliant with Good Clinical Practice. His/her work is under the Director of Palliative Care and Palliative Care CNC.
Please note: Suitable candidate may be selected on application only. For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check. Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy. To Apply: Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. ***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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