Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Centre, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This Postdoctoral Research Fellow role will be primarily responsible for conduct of a large externally funded research project aiming to improve health outcomes for people with respiratory failure who require long term home ventilatory support. This Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded project, Synchronise Non-Invasive Ventilation at Home (Synchronise NIV@home) is a single centre trial comparing three different methods for assessing and adjusting home ventilation. The research program is integrated with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS) within the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, the state-wide service that provides domiciliary ventilatory support for over 1,200 individuals.

• Hours per week: 16
• 4-year fixed term position
• This position is primarily located in Heidelberg; however, some of the development and evaluation of interventions will occur in various trial sites, and some travel may be required

KEY ELEMENTS FOR THIS ROLE WILL INCLUDE

• Direct the day-to-day operation of the research project, ensuring the research is conducted in line with the protocol and project milestones are met

• Preparing ethics documentation
• Liaison with clinical staff and supervision of trial staff
• Contributing to data management, analysis, writing of manuscripts and presentation at scientific meetings

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU MUST

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in health sciences / allied health / nursing or similar

• Post-graduate cardiorespiratory / physiology and/or health systems research expertise
• Completion of a PhD or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to undertake research in a health/clinical setting, including study design, data collection, data coding / analysis and interpretation
• Sound understanding of respiratory physiology and demonstrated ability in applying this knowledge to clinical practice
• Demonstrated knowledge of Good Clinical Practice requirements and adherence to the ICH-GCP and WHO guidelines for the conduct of scientific research

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunitie