Research Nurse - Research and Innovation, Starship Child Health
- New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
- Monday to Friday position, Fixed term (24 months) Part-time (0.6FTE)
- Join now to benefit from the many opportunities for professional growth
Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity
The Starship Research & Innovation team were established in 2020 to provided embedded support for clinical research across all areas of Starship Child Health. Through continued growth we now have an exciting opportunity for a research nurse to join us on several upcoming commercial and grant funded trials across a number of therapeutic areas.
The Research Nurse has a key role in delivering clinical trials working alongside participants and their whānau, together with the study investigators and clinical trial coordinator(s). They are responsible for providing patient education and training, carrying out study specific procedures (e.g. vital signs, sample collection, review of adverse events and medications), data collection and data entry.
Current or recent experience working within Starship would be highly regarded. Experience as a research nurse is not essential; ongoing support and study-specific training will be provided.
To know more about the role or to have a confidential initial discussion before applying please contact Laura Mackay via email[email protected]
For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see theposition description.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
As the ideal candidate for this role you will:
- be a registered nurse with a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
- have paediatric nursing experience
- have a personal commitment to on-going learning and development
- be capable of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- previous experience with PowerPoint, Access, Word, Excel and database entry
Desired skills:
- familiarity with research methodology
- have a Post graduate qualification
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
Ko wai mātou | Who are we
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is part ofTe Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s National Health Service. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Whyyou willenjoy working here
What we can offer you:
- A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction and is always interesting
- An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional
- Comprehensive and well-structured orientation programme with good clinical support
- Continuing Professional Development entitlement
- Educational support to achieve theProfessional Developmentand Recognition Programme and financial recognition of nursing levels as per nationally-agreed multi-employer collective agreements
- Astructured process of performance evaluation
For more information on what we offer,please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To applyplease click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this roleand attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.
If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at[email protected]quotingADHB20423to discuss how we can best support your application.