Palliative Care Research Unit Project Officer at ACT Health

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Jun, 26

Salary

93416.0

Posted On

06 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Clinical Research Project Coordination, Ethics Approvals Management, Contractual Management, Regulatory Management, Good Clinical Practice Compliance, Research Planning, Research Conduct, Research Implementation, Research Management, Palliative Care, Dementia Care Research, Data Analysis

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent Position Classification: Research Officer Grade 2 (600974) Salary: $86,750 – $93,416 Pro Rata (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Location: North Canberra Hospital Section: Clare Holland House Closing Date: 27th March 2026 What can we offer you: • City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra. • Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. • Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. • Flexible working conditions. • Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval). To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au) About the Role: Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the Australian Capital Territory and the surrounding ACT. More information can be found on the CHS website. The CHS palliative care services are based at the Canberra Regional Cancer Centre at the Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House (CHH) and provide high quality consultation, inpatient and outpatient and community palliative care to the patients from the ACT and surrounding regions. The Palliative Care Research Unit is based at CHH but functions across the health service. The research officer position provides key support and coordination of clinical research projects undertaken by the Palliative Care Research Unit at Canberra Health Services. Current projects that this is responsible for includes the multi-site iSupport for carers of people with dementia trial, and the “Getting Ready” education for death-literacy for the ACT pilot but other work including collaborative studies with the Palliative care clinical studies collaborative (PaCCSC) and Cancer Symptom Trials (CST) collaborative groups. The main responsibilities of the research officer will be to act as a support for all aspects of the planning, conduct, implementation, and management of clinical research including ethics approvals, and contractual and regulatory management and collaboration with other research and clinical staff. The research officer will act as a contact person responsible for ensuring milestones are achieved and conduct of research is compliant with Good Clinical Practice. His/her work is under the Director of Palliative Care and Palliative Care CNC. For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position escription. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: • Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check. • Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy. To Apply: Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a maximum 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role. Appointment may be on application only ***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply. If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Michael Chapman at michael.chapman@act.gov.au. #LI-DNI A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.

Responsibilities

The research officer position provides key support and coordination for clinical research projects within the Palliative Care Research Unit, including managing ethics approvals, contractual, and regulatory aspects of studies like the iSupport for carers of people with dementia trial. Responsibilities include acting as a contact person to ensure milestones are achieved and research conduct complies with Good Clinical Practice.