Co-ordinator Clinical Trials

**Alfred Health**

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- **Fixed Term Appointment - 12 Months**:

- ** Full-Time - 76 Hours Per Fortnight**:

- ** Classification: Community Dev Worker Class 2A**:

- ** Great Staff Benefits**

**The Department**

The Monash & Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), is part of Alfred Brain, Alfred Health Monash University Department of Psychiatry Central, and conducts clinical research projects with a focus on translation into clinical practice and the development of new treatments for people with serious mental illness. MAPrc has approximately 65 staff and post graduate students and is based at The Alfred Hospital, Prahran. The Centre has more than 30 active trials and research projects in a range of domains including women’s mental health, brain stimulation and neuroimaging, neuropsychology, addiction psychiatry, psychopharmacology, service evaluation and service delivery research and health outcomes research. The Department is active in undergraduate medical student teaching, HDR student supervision, delivery of short courses and research into mental health teaching. The majority of MAPrc research grants, publications and academic activities are through this Department. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is the Head of Department and Director of MAPrc

**The Role**

This position will primarily coordinate a range clinical trials currently being conducted within MAPrc. The position reports to the Manager, Mr Anthony de Castella, and MAPrc Director, Prof Jayashri Kulkarni. This role is based at 607 St Kilda Road although may require some travel to other sites and partnering with community services.

The primary purpose of this position is recruitment of participants for current clinical treatment trials investigating the effectiveness of new treatments for serious mental illnesses including depression, schizophrenia and complex trauma disorder (also known as borderline personality disorder).

Activities to be performed will include: promoting/advertising the study, pre-screening, recruitment and assessment of potential participants for inclusion in the trials, collection of some clinical trial data, liaison with and coordination of other medical and clinical staff working on the trials, collation of source data, entry of data into an electronic case report forms (eCRF), preparation of biological samples for shipping, liaison with a variety of trial vendors, liaison with trial sponsors and CRO’s, some assistance with preparation of ethics submissions and ongoing liaison with the ethics department. The position will be a part of a clinical trials team. The position will also assist with preparation of trial reports, and will contribute to other activities of the research Centre as required and appropriate to the qualifications and experience of the incumbent.

**Qualification & Experience Required**
- A degree in a relevant health science field, from a recognised university with subsequent relevant work experience in mental health, nursing or other allied health discipline;
- Experience with conducting industry sponsored Clinical Trials
- Sound knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines
- Ability to establish rapport with patients, health practitioners and colleagues

**All enquires to Anthony De Castella on 03 9076 6554**

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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