Manager - Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Trial Project

4 days ago

Mount Isa, Australia North West Hospital and Health Service Full time

North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

  • 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with 17.5% loading bonus
  • 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work

About the role

As the Manager – Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Trial Project, you'll coordinate and oversee a multi-phase research project evaluating a culturally responsive model of care for women with GDM. Working collaboratively with health professionals, researchers, and First Nations partners, you'll guide the project from design and ethics approval through to implementation and knowledge translation. Key responsibilities include:

  • Coordinate all aspects of the GDM trial setup, including governance, ethics, data management, and grant preparation.
  • Collaborate with First Nations stakeholders to ensure culturally grounded research design and delivery.
  • Support the preparation of competitive grant submissions (e.g. MRFF, NHMRC).
  • Oversee project documentation, timelines, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
  • Contribute to developing research capacity within First Nations health organisations.
  • Ensure compliance with ethical, legislative, and Good Clinical Practice standards

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to research that directly impacts maternal health outcomes and builds capacity within rural and First Nations health services.

Requirements

  • Possession of relevant post graduate experience and/ or qualifications relevant to the responsibilities of the position is highly desirable.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, Hep B/A and Tuberculosis.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Apply ONLINE:

Contact: Cassandra Bailey on

Applications close: Thursday, 06 November 2025

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