• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lionsgate - ELIZABETH SOUTH SA 5112
• Salary: $105,747 - $111,854 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO6
• Temporary Part-Time – 18.75 hours per week, up to 11 August 2028

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Research Grant & Project Officer supporting the HealthCare Systems lead. The position sits in the Research Office within the Medical Administration Division.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is home to a growing research culture that directly shapes the care delivered to communities across Adelaide's north. If you bring a sharp eye for detail, confidence navigating research governance frameworks, and the ability to keep multiple workstreams moving at once, this part-time contract role offers a genuine opportunity to contribute to meaningful health research from the inside.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate and administer research grant applications, acquittals, and reporting requirements across internal NALHN research projects and external funding organisations 
• Manage submissions and records within the Governance and Ethics Management System (GMS), ensuring accuracy and compliance with SA Health and national research governance standards
• Support researchers and project leads with ethics application processes, amendments, and ongoing regulatory obligations
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, funding bodies, and governance committees to keep projects on track and within deadline

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience with the Governance and Ethics Management System (GMS)
• Sound understanding of Research Governance and grant administration processes within a health or clinical research setting
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight, non-negotiable deadlines
• Confidence working both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong written communication skills, with attention to detail across documentation and reporting
• Experience within SA Health or a Local Health Network environment will be highly regarded

To be eligible for this position, you must have a Bachelor of Science/ Health Science (Hons) or Bachelor’s degree (Hons) or equivalent experience

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Research Office that works collaboratively with leading clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals. The role will be responsible for developing high quality research proposals, HREC applications and budget management within a framework of ethical, legal and regulatory and corporate governance.

Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Check(s): 

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category C (minimal patient contact) [delete those not required]

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: 953191

Enquiries:

Patricia Grant

Director of Research

Phone: (08) 7117 8249

E-mail: Patricia.Grant@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date:

13 November 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 953191 - Research Grant & Project Officer - Medical Administration - ASO6 - Role Description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.