An exciting opportunity exists to lead a highly committed patient-centred team in a progressive and well-regarded health-care organisation in Geelong. You will be responsible for providing strong leadership vision and direction, and highly effective operational management of the clinical services at Epworth Geelong. As a member of the Epworth Geelong's Executive Team, you will be instrumental in setting the operational direction for the site with executive colleagues and required to liaise with other Epworth HealthCare hospitals in relation to issues of site and clinical governance, risk management, business development and business continuity.

Reporting to the Executive General Manager, the role is also professionally accountable to the group Executive Director of Clinical Services to assist in implementing the group-wide strategic nursing and related clinical initiatives.

You will make an impact by:

• Articulating, communicating and implementing Epworth’s clinical standards and engaging the workforce in achieving the best possible clinical outcomes
• Ensuring all staff have a primary focus on excellence in customer service and high quality and safe patient care at all times
• Reviewing nursing, midwifery and clinical education programs to ensure alignment with operational requirements
• Leading, developing and implementing nursing and clinical recruitment, retention and workforce plans to meet current and future needs
• Achieving fiscal and operational KPI’s for relevant cost centre
• Driving key organisational initiatives and goals to improve the outcome for patients, doctors and staff of the hospital

Success in this role

You are an engaging and experienced nursing leader, with strong interpersonal skills that enable you to easily influence, build relationships and earn the trust and respect of your team, your colleagues and the medical workforce.  Passionate about patient centred care, you put the patient and their families at the heart of everything you do and have a proven track record in achieving excellence in clinical services provision.  You have a can-do attitude and a solutions focused approach and can bring people on the change journey.

You will have

• Current unrestricted nursing AHPRA registration
• Post-graduate qualifications in leadership or management
• Previous experience in a similar senior role.
• Contemporary knowledge of clinical service trends and have a good track record of meeting KPIs including key labour management targets and workforce planning

Position Description   Inherent Requirements

About Geelong

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. This brand new hospital provides exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.

Atlantic Research Group (ARG), a distinguished Contract Research Organization (CRO) known for our impactful work in oncology, immunology, and neurology clinical trials, is seeking a Freelance Clinical Research Associate (CRA) to support a respiratory-focused clinical trial across multiple sites in Australia. This role involves monitoring three sites in Melbourne, one in Adelaide, and two in Perth, with a total of 35 subjects enrolled.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform and coordinate all aspects of the clinical monitoring process, ensuring compliance with GCPs and ARG's global SOPs.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with investigative sites and client company personnel.
• Represent ARG in the medical research community, enhancing our reputation and contributing to high-quality study outcomes.

Project Timeline:

• Start Date: October 1, 2024 (or sooner)
• End Date: Approximately October 30, 2027 (36-month contract)

Qualifications:

• Prior clinical monitoring experience with a focus on respiratory therapeutic areas.
• Experience with oncology clinical trials is a bonus.
• Must have an established business entity to invoice payment. 
• Ability to travel between Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.

If you are a detail-oriented, motivated CRA with experience and are interested in a part-time long-term contract, we would love to hear from you. 

Are you passionate about uncovering deep insights that drive impactful product decisions? We are seeking a talented Mid-level User Researcher to join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will work closely with our UX Research Lead, key stakeholders, and the wider Product & Engineering teams to drive evidence-based decision-making across our multi-sided business. You will have the opportunity to conduct research with a diverse group of users, including doctors, nurses, patients, and pharmacies, helping to shape the future of our products.

Day to day:

Key Responsibilities:

• Research Leadership: Conduct ongoing user research to inform product design and development, contributing to both discovery and delivery cycles.
• Workshop Facilitation: Assist in planning and facilitating collaborative workshops, such as co-design and discovery sessions, to generate actionable insights.
• Research Execution: Plan, deliver, and facilitate UX research activities using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Synthesise findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Tools & Methodologies: Utilize a broad range of research tools and frameworks, such as Confluence, Jira, Optimal Workshop, Dovetail, Miro, and Figjam, to conduct and present research.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product teams, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure research findings are integrated into product development processes.

• 2 x part time (0.8FTE) positions based at Griffith’s Gold Coast campus
• Short term, Fixed Term until 31/12/2024
• $96,669 - $104,731 per annum + 17% superannuation (pro rata)

The multi-disciplinary Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing team are an open and welcoming group, passionate about supporting and enhancing Griffith University and its students.

As Clinical Nurse, use your skills and experience to drive meaningful change. Here’s how you’ll make it matter:

• Under the direction of the Director, Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing provide (nursing) health assessment and treatment of illness and injury incurred by students, staff and visitors. 
• Assist visiting doctors and other health professionals with relevant client care and ongoing treatment.
• Respond as appropriate to requests for emergency first aid on campus and provide support and information to first aid trained staff on request.
• Assist in daily activities of the Health and Medical Services, including providing practice support as required, administrative tasks, and maintaining appropriate supplies and equipment to deliver effective care.
• Maintain appropriate and accurate electronic attendance records, confidential reports and health and medical services statistics using medical software supplied. 

The benefit of working in tertiary education is, that it is a positive environment where students are constructively working towards their goals and future.  Your support will enhance their journey.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications or progress towards post-registration qualifications.
• Post-qualifying experience with a minimum of two years’ experience in a similar position.
• Registration as a General Nurse with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as a Clinical Nurse.
• Emergency/first-aid training or experience.
• Experience in both vaccination and venipuncture.

What we can offer
This is a part-time (80%), short term contract (until 31 December 2024) and will be primarily based at the Griffith University Gold Coast campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Salary Range
The full time equivalent base salary will be HEW 7 range $96,669 - $104,731 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $113,103 - $122,535 per annum.