Research Support Officer

**Research Support Officer (General Practice)**

**About Us**

For over 60 years, Cancer Council Queensland’s pioneering work has helped save thousands of lives and has improved the quality of life for people living with cancer. Our mission is to lead Queenslanders in a partnership against cancer.

Cancer Council Queensland raises funds that are dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer through research to support prevention and early detection.

We are dynamic, outcome-focused, responsive to community needs, and committed to voluntarism and the pursuit of excellence.

Cancer Council Queensland employees and volunteers lead Queenslanders in a partnership against cancer by employing high-performing employees who live our values of being responsible, inclusive, equitable, and collaborative.

**Working at Cancer Council Queensland**

Our greatest asset is our diverse team of talented, savvy people. Our awesome employees and volunteers tell us that Cancer Council Queensland is a meaningful, rewarding and fun place to work.

We provide a positive and supportive working environment where you will be a valued team member. We love to recognise and reward our team of superstars with employee benefits such as extra paid days off.

**About the role**

**Your role**

Investigators at the University of Melbourne, Cancer Council Queensland and organisations and universities have partnered to conduct the SMARTERscreen study. This study aims to increase the uptake of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program through endorsement by general practice.

This position represents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic research team and participate in important research that has the potential to influence cancer screening promotion in general practice. The impact of the trial has the potential to increase early detection of colorectal cancer through screening and therefore reduce the incidence of late onset diagnoses.

The Research Support Officer (RSO) will play an integral role in the implementation of the trial in Queensland with the support of the team in Melbourne. It will be the RSO’s responsibility to:

- Maintain relationships and communication with general practices who are taking part in the SMARTERscreen trial.
- Administering the intervention and control criteria in general practices adhering to the SMARTERscreen protocol.
- Ensure the operations of SMARTERscreen in general practices are maintained by providing comprehensive training and support to general practices staff engaged in the delivery of the intervention, data collection and any additional aspects of the trial.
- Maintain confidential, accurate and detailed records consistent with high quality research and ethical practice and report timely updates to the leadership team.
- Actively participate in Cancer Council Queensland and the Health Systems and Behavioural Research Team’s seminars and meetings.
- Work closely and collaboratively with SMARTERscreen investigators external to CCQ to ensure quality control and good governance of the research project.
- Act in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct of Research and the Australian Code for responsible research.
- Report adverse events or protocol breaches in a timely manner consistent with the national research guidelines
- Undertake all relevant online training, inductions and relevant professional development to ensure duties can be conducted well and responsibly
- Contribute to research outputs including conference presentations, publications and any educational material that might arise from the SMARTERscreen trial.
- Assist other members of the Health Systems and Behavioural Research Team in carrying out research and further the group’s research output.

**Your Contribution**
- You will undertake tasks as requested by your supervisor. You are expected to plan, organise and schedule routine work independently to ensure deadlines are met.
- Initiative is required to prioritise work and solve simple problems. A degree of independence is required once tasks are mastered, however complex issues are to be referred to the supervisor.
- The Research Support Officer is expected to exercise judgement relevant to the responsibilities of the role in performing routine duties and when necessary, refer more complex research work to their supervisor.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

Essential
- Completion of a University degree in the field of health science (e.g., public health, nursing, psychology, etc.) or related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- High level organisational, administrative and computer (Microsoft Office suite) skills.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including cross-cultural communicati