• Fixed Term, Part Time (0.8 FTE) to Full Time (1.0 FTE) Contract until Dec 2029
• Please note this is a female identified role.

Looking for an opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with research that improves health outcomes?

Join a collaborative research team where you'll support a high-quality clinical study and help translate research into better care.

The Opportunity:

The DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership (the Partnership) is one program of work that aims to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Specifically, the Partnership works across Northern Australia with a vision of working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to break the cycle of type 2 diabetes and related conditions.

We have a vacancy for a Research Nurse who will contribute to the PANDORA study, and who will help us understand the relationship between diabetes in pregnancy and clinical outcomes, including long term, for mothers and their children.

This position will be responsible for a range of clinical duties, including undertaking research pathology tests such as blood-taking, and the processing of these pathology samples and other daily research activities as outlined in the Position Description.

If this speaks to your career goals and experience, and you would like to know more, please see a full list of primary responsibilities and selection criteria in the Position Description - https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Careers/

What We Can Offer You:

• The opportunity to use your clinical skills to contribute to impactful, community-centred research.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• The satisfaction of knowing your work improves lives.
• Base Salary: $102,725 - $111,040 per annum (pro rata).
• Total Remuneration Package: $127,386 – $136,902 per annum (pro rata).
• Recruitment & Retention Allowance $2,000 per annum (pro rata).
• Generous leave provisions, including 6 weeks annual leave.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum plus $2,650 meal and entertainment card (tax free).
• Option to increase superannuation to 14%.

Why Menzies:

Menzies is a national leader in research and education and works to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and populations across our region. As a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses, Menzies continues to translate its research knowledge through genuine and effective partnerships with communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Menzies is committed to providing a culturally inclusive and supportive work environment, and ensuring our workforce is representative of the people with and whom we work. We seek to amplify Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander voices in all aspects of our work, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for this position.

Want to Know More?

For further information about the role, please contact:

Luzanne Scheepers

Clinical Research Manager

Email: [email protected] using the subject line: Research Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.

How to obtain the Position Description, please visit:

Menzies’ careers website: https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Careers/ or

Email: The Recruitment Team at [email protected] using the subject line: Research Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.

How to Apply:

Visit the Menzies careers page and simply click the ‘Apply Now’ button on the advertisement page to submit your application.

Please upload the following documents:

• A cover letter with responses addressing the selection criteria in the Position Description, which must be no more than two (2) pages; and
• A current resume and two (2) recent professional referees.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Please note this is a female identified role. An applicant's gender is a genuine occupational requirement of this position, authorised by s35 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) and Division 4 (s30, ss1 & ss2a,c,g,e,& h) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Menzies is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Applicants who have support or access requirements, are encouraged to advise this at the time of their applications, to ensure appropriate assistance is provided throughout the recruitment process.

A position description is attached.