Clinical Trials Team Leader

**Employment Status**

Temporary Part Time

**Program**

Medicine, Specialist Medicine & Emergency Medicine

**Location**

Andrew Love Cancer Centre

**Hours Per Fortnight**

48

**Position Summary**
- Enjoy a role that will be varied, challenging and rewarding.
- Temporary part time parental leave role
- This is your chance to enhance your career with Victoria’s largest regional Health Service

About the facility

We are a dedicated cancer inpatient ward located at University Hospital Geelong, and have a range of complementary services such as clinical trials and pharmacy at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre allowing us to offer patients the very best treatments available. The Supportive Care Centre provides unprecedented cancer support for patients and their families in the Geelong region.

Our services are staffed by a highly trained and dedicated team of professionals. We are here to help adults experiencing cancer with world class treatment options including radiotherapy treatment, chemotherapy, apheresis unit/stem cell collection, transplant clinic and haematology services.

**About the role**

Are you a Nurse/Medical Scientist who has a passion in clinical research and management looking to expand your skills and experience?

As the Clinical Trial Team Leader, you will support current and upcoming trials by working with colleagues and in collaboration with a dynamic multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality of data collected and successful trial start-up and management. You will work together with the Clinical Trials Manager to ensure effective management of staff and resources.

Your key responsibilities include the management of staff and clinical trials in medical oncology, as well as liaising with Sponsors, CRO, Principal Investigators, Study Monitors, Study Participants and other CTCs. You will also developing working relationships with key internal and external parties including trial sponsors, investigators, patients and research participants.

**About the culture**

We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community. Everything we do centres all our services on the patient and is guided by our driving values: Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Accountability and Innovation.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Hold an appropriate degree relevant to the position, i.e. Nursing, Science, Health Science, or related research/health discipline
Essential: Extensive clinical trials experience
Essential: Demonstrated excellence in teamwork
Essential: Effective interpersonal, communication and management skills
Essential: Excellent working knowledge of ICH-GCP and NHMRC National Statement 2007 principles
Desirable: Post graduate qualification - clinical or management
Desirable: Previous work experience in oncology and/or haematology clinical trials
Desirable: Previous management, mentoring or leadership experience
Desirable: Understanding of strategic and operational planning
Desirable: Strategic thinking and ability to identify opportunities for process redesign and to support/coach staff in the implementation of new strategies
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