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Join our Emergency Team in an exciting newly created role at Flinders Medical Centre!

The Nurse Consultant - Emergency Research Coordinator leads and supports emergency clinical research within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. Reporting to the Emergency Medical and Nursing Directors, this role combines clinical expertise with research leadership to ensure high-quality, safe, and ethical emergency research. The Coordinator works closely with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to improve patient outcomes, promote best practices, and enhance awareness of emergency research.

Duties for the role: 

• Lead and coordinate emergency clinical research projects and trials.
• Manage research activities including protocol review, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Ensure participant safety and compliance with clinical trial protocols and ethical standards (ICH GCP, NHMRC).
• Drive quality improvement initiatives using clinical data and audit results.
• Provide education and mentorship to staff on emergency research practices.
• Collaborate with research services, clinicians, and stakeholders to support emergency research goals.
• Maintain accountability for research education, quality projects, and fostering a positive work culture.

About you:

• Must be a registered nurse with at least 3 years post-registration experience, including proven competence in managing clinical research trials and delivering high-quality, safe patient care.
• Strong leadership abilities, including communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and the capacity to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and foster staff development.
• Comprehensive understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Clinical Trial Governance Frameworks, NHMRC ethical guidelines, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
• Ability to provide education and training to staff, consumers, and key stakeholders, alongside leading and promoting consumer engagement initiatives.
• Proven dedication to quality management, risk management, ethical conduct, diversity, equity, and workplace health and safety in clinical research and healthcare delivery.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Dr Charmaine Gray, Director of Research SALHN Emergency Departments, charmaine.gray2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 24th September

Attachments:

• Role Description
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• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 915671