Stroke Research Nurse

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Stroke Research Unit

The Stroke Unit within the Neurology Department is one of ten comprehensive stroke centres in Australia with 24/7 endovascular clot retrieval capacity, hosting Australia's first stroke unit and with an outpatient stroke prevention clinic and rapid access Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) service. The Neurology Department provides comprehensive services within stroke, epilepsy, neuroimmunology and neurodiagnostic testing, and is committed to the provision of high quality patient care, teaching and clinical research. Stroke research is actively conducted within this unit, from academic projects to ground-breaking early phase clinical trials.

About the Stroke Research Nurse role

This role supports expanding activities and ongoing growth within the Stroke Research Unit. The Stroke Research Nurse will be responsible for quality data management, recruitment and study coordination of stroke clinical trials, collaborative group and investigator-initiated research projects. The role requires close liaison with other members of the research team, and the provision of research-related education to staff, patients and their families. This role is based within N-CRESS, Austin's Neuroimmunology Service, who will provide Ethics and governance oversight of projects, and support and mentor the new team member.

A regular day will see you:

• Liaising with other members of the research and clinical team to identify possible participants for clinical research
• Overseeing the clinical management of the participant while on the clinical trial/research project, escalating any clinical concerns to the Principal Investigator/neurology team
• Performing study related assessments and activities relating to stroke clinical trials
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with staff, patients and their families/carers
• Providing education and information on clinical trials

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct clinical research in accordance with TGA ICH GCP and the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research involving Humans
• Accurately collect documentation and enter data necessary for the conduct of research
• Maintain adherence to research protocol
• Actively seek to enhance recruitment to research projects
• Demonstrate autonomy, initiative, compassion, clinical excellence and leadership in stroke patient management

About you

As the Stroke Research Nurse, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Excellent team-working skills with demonstrated attention to detail, autonomy and initiative
• Patient-focused nursing care with strong clinical skills and capacity to triage
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to deliver educational presentations at a range of levels of health literacy
• Prior knowledge/experience in clinical trials, ideally in the field of stroke/neurology
• Enthusiasm, positivity and flexibility
• Strong advocacy skills

Our benefits

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, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Belinda Bardsley, Manager- NCRESS at Belinda.BARDSLEY@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 13 June 2025