Clinical Research Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training, Health and Allied Health, Family Violence Workers, Medical

Reference: 64752

**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About Monash Health**

**About Us**

We are committed to ensuring a positive working environment that values all backgrounds and experiences. We cultivate an inclusive culture that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all, and a culture based on respect, consideration and dignity. We are also committed to developing our people and fostering an environment where learning and development is central to our staff reaching their full potential.

**What is VicHip?**

**About the Role - **Clinical Research Assistant - Orthopaedic Surgery, MCH**

VicHip wishes to appoint a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) to be part of our team working at Monash Children’s Hospital to ensure patients with dysplasia are enrolled into the registry, age-specific data collected and provide assistance in the research activities relating to this patient group. The CRA will be part of a group of assistants working at other sites and will work collaboratively with the other members to develop a dynamic, responsive team who are central to the success of the registry. You will be interacting with patients and families to help foster a sense of belonging to something bigger and help develop a culture of inquisitiveness, engagement, and trust.Key Responsibilities include:

- Initially involved in the establishment of VicHip at Monash Children’s working closely with VicHip’s Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
- Ensuring the VicHip recruitment, data collection, and studies are of the highest quality
- Conduct ethical research at the highest level of integrity and in line with the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research
- Assists and contributes to data generation for research and publications
- Works to improve skill base in research productivity and methodology
- Assists in high calibre, competitive research
- Follows standard operating procedures, study protocols and study guidelines
- Continuous maintenance of neat and orderly records and data storage
- Understands and follows field work guidelines GCP / ICH
- Fosters relationships with key internal and external stakeholders Is engaged in the campus culture including professional development activities and attending internal/external campus conferences and seminars

**About You**

Selection Criteria:

- Degree/Honours/Masters qualification in Science or related discipline
- Appropriate level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation
- Proven capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Excellent time management, organisational and analytical problem-solving skills
- Demonstrable excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Established computer skills, including spreadsheets, database programs, statistics and word processing
- The ability to write documents and reports
- High attention to detail with a proactive nature
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills The ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships with various stakeholders

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Working with Children & National Police Clearance (if appointed) in compliance with the Victorian Governments Child Safety Standards The right to reside and work in Australia and you meeting any applicable visa conditions

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

**How to Apply**

**Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.