Position Number: 0064300
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.5 FTE - ideally shorter days spread across more of the week); Fixed-term for 2 years
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Physiotherapy
Salary: Academic A – $83,468 – $113,262 p.a. (pro rata) plus 17% super
- Provide consistent and reliable support to a research team and trial participants
- Be a part of a research project making a positive impact on the lives of children born preterm and their families
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families.
About the Role
This role will be within the Department of Physiotherapy and the Paeds CoLAB (Paediatric Collaborative for Learning, Allied health research and Beyond), a groups whose goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people, and their families.
This position provides research support to the Paeds CoLAB group led by Professor Alicia Spittle and includes support to two large intervention trials for children born preterm: The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded study titled: Telehealth for early intervention to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born very preterm and their parents’ well-being: a randomised controlled trial (TEDI-Prem); and the MRFF funded study titled: Active-Prem.
This role will play a vital part in supporting the group and coordinating study activities, and maintaining effective communication with trial management groups and participating families.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating communications for the Paeds CoLAB under the direction of leadership
- Coordinating study assessments, including contacting study participants to schedule follow-up appointments, booking therapists and rooms, and creating appointment letters
- Managing participant communications, including sending assessment reminders, rescheduling appointments and coordinating with families for online sessions
Note: Given the end of the year is fast approaching, we are hoping to hold interviews for this position on the week commencing December 16th 2024 with a start for the position in February 2025.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking someone with a keen attention to detail and highly developed written and verbal communication skills, allowing them to relay information in a timely and effective manner to multiple stakeholders. Teamwork is crucial to this role as there will be interactions with a variety of professional collaborators from different areas. This person must have outstanding organisation skills and be adept a managing competing priorities and coordinating multiple administrative tasks simultaneously, ensuring all work is completed on time and to a high standard. Experience in health research or working with families is not essential for this position, though it would be highly regarded.
You will also have:
- A tertiary degree (or an equivalent degree or professional qualifications), or an equivalent combination of study and work experience relevant to the role
- Demonstrated high level of productivity including initiative, problem solving, judgement and organisational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as working collaboratively as part of a broader team to achieve goals and complete projects
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Department of Physiotherapy
The Department of Physiotherapy was established in 1991 and makes distinctive contributions nationally and internationally to the physiotherapy profession and society in research, learning & teaching and knowledge exchange. In 2009 it became a department within the Melbourne School of Health Science. Further information about Physiotherapy is available at: http://www.physioth.unimelb.edu.au/
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Nick Petersen via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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Position Description
