Queensland Project Officer - [Archived Advertisement]

An excellent opportunity is available for a highly motivated individual to join an outstanding team within the Public Health and Health Services Research group of the Neurovascular (Stroke) Division at the Florey Institute. A Brisbane-based Project Officer is sought to coordinate work related to the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) in Queensland.

The AuSCR is a national clinical quality registry that collects a minimum dataset of acute care information including the treatment and health outcomes for all hospitalised patients who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack. The AuSCR is currently used by 62 hospitals from seven different states and territories, with over 125,000 episodes of care recorded. The information collected by the  AuSCR is used to monitor the quality of acute stroke care and promote quality assurance in participating hospitals. All patients registered in the AuSCR are contacted at 90 and 180 days post-stroke for the collection of patient-recorded outcomes. AuSCR data are collected in the Australian Stroke Data Toot (AuSDaT). The AuSDaT is a national web-tool for stroke data collection used by the AuSCR and other organisations, such as the Stroke Foundation. 

The AuSCR Coordinator for Queensland is responsible for the monitoring and management of registry operations across all Queensland hospitals. This includes:

• Managing AuSCR governance approvals at individual hospitals;
• Liaising with the stroke teams;
• Training clinical staff in AusCR procedures and in the use of AuSDaT;
• Production of detailed reports to State Government funders;
• Involvement with mechanisms to ensure high quality data capture; and
• Presentation of AuSCR data within Quality Improvement Workshops.

The position includes working closely with the AuSCR National Coordinator, as well as other State AuSCR Coordinators, Data Managers and other AuSCR office team members. Working relationships with the Stroke Foundation, Queensland Health, stroke teams from participating hospitals and epidemiologists from Monash University are also required.

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor degree in a health sciences discipline such as nursing, allied health or health information management;
• Previous experience in coordinating multisite, collaborative projects in health within a multidisciplinary team, preferably within hospital environments;
• Previous experience in ethics applications and/or quality improvement governance processes;
• Solid understanding of research and related ethical principles; 
• Previous experience using online data collection systems;
• Understanding of, and can contribute to, quality of care improvement activities within hospitals;
• Established computer and word processing skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work individually and as part of a team;
• Demonstrated attention to detail with the ability to collect and collate information accurately and reliably;
• Well-developed time and project management skills; and
• Ability to travel for work and a current Australian driver's licence.

An indicative salary in the range of $84,703 to $91,687 is on offer.

Please see the Position Description for full details of the role and selection criteria. Applications close 5pm Friday 18 June. For any inquiries please email Professor Dominique Cadilhac (dominique.cadilhac@florey.edu.au), Dr Sibilah Breen (sibilah.breen@florey.edu.au) or our HR team at employment@florey.edu.au. 

What we offer:

 Working at the Florey offers you the chance to work with a dedicated group of researchers within a culture that focuses on equity, diversity and collaboration. Other benefits include:

• Generous salary packaging to maximise your benefits
• Up to 17% superannuation
• Wellbeing initiatives including flexible working opportunities and access to our employee assistance program 

All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check.