Nurse Consultant Clinical Research
Job no: 907667
Work type: Full time
Location: Eyre and Western
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
- Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln
- RN/M3 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (up to 4 October 2026)
- Salary: $125,183 - $130,779 p.a
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Advance Rural Research – Join EFNLHN as a Nurse Consultant – Clinical Research
As a Nurse Consultant – Clinical Research, you’ll provide expert nursing leadership in a role dedicated to improving access to clinical trials for rural, regional, and remote communities through the Australian Teletrial Program – South Australia.
Working with a dedicated team, you’ll play a pivotal role in expanding rural health research capacity by contributing operational and clinical expertise to the planning, coordination, and delivery of clinical trials. Your responsibilities will include coordinating patient consents and assessments, maintaining clinical research documentation, supporting regulatory submissions, and ensuring rigorous trial oversight and reporting.
You’ll operate with significant autonomy, contributing to the development of research strategies and leading initiatives that improve patient outcomes. This may include:
- Providing clinical leadership to nurses.
- Leading or coordinating research-focused projects and programs.
This is a highly accountable role that requires independent decision-making, scholarly activity, and a commitment to aligning practice with evolving policy and research standards.
Join us and help bring world-class research and innovation to regional communities—closer to where people live.
What We're Looking For:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
- Proven experience in working with computerised information systems, preferably within a clinical or medical environment.
- Demonstrated competence in arranging patient visits, and undertaking clinical trial related procedures (ECG, vitals, venepuncture, cannulation, IV and Sub-cutaneous drug administration), and maintaining quality management processes according to ICH/GCP and workplace standards.
- Demonstrated competency in completing measures of mental health, or willingness to undertake training to complete these.
About Us
With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.
The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy. We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.
Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.
Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.
Why Join Us
- Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
- Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
Applicant Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 907667
Enquiries
Caitlin Noonan
Senior Project Officer Rural Health Workforce Strategist
Phone: 8683 2241
Email: Caitlin.Noonan@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Tuesday 12th August 2025 - 11:55PM
Attachments
907667 RN/M3 Role Description.pdf
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