Teletrials Coordinator

About Us Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.
A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.
We provide an integrated network of services through: The Queensland Children's HospitalThe Child and Youth Community Health ServiceThe Child and Youth Mental Health ServiceStatewide services and programs, including specialist outreach and telehealth servicesPartnerships with other hospital and health services and non-government organisationsChildren's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.
Your Opportunity:On 6 October 2020, as part of the Federal Budget announcement, Queensland Health was awarded $75.2 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 'Enabling Infrastructure for Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trials' initiative for 'The Australian Teletrial Program - access to clinical trials closer to home'.
The Program will implement the Australasian Teletrial Model (ATM) and includes the establishment of Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centres (RCCCs) in each partner State and Territory.
The Queensland RCCC will be located at Townsville HHS and reach rural, regional and remote communities across Queensland, as well as having the potential to link into clinical trials across Australia.
The Queensland RCCC will provide a state-wide service, initially supporting all Queensland HHS clinical trial sites to participate in this project, where relevant, through the teletrial model.
The purpose of this role is two-fold: to champion the Australian Teletrial Program, implement the ATM, and act as the central point of contact for teletrials within the HHS to support access to, and participation in, clinical trials for rural, regional and remote patients in Queenslandto undertake the role of Clinical Research Coordinator, where required, to support conducting clinical trials implemented under the ATM delivering clinical trials to regional, rural and remote patients in Modified Monash Model categories 3-7.What CHQ HHS can offer Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities, and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.
Additional benefits include:
12.75% employer superannuation contribution17.5% annual leave loadingSalary packagingEmployee Assistance ProgramWork/life balance, variety and flexibilityYou can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as 'Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'.
A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD.
Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.
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