SA Health
Job reference: 950860
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $73,533 - $89,764 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - GFSc1
- Temporary Part-Time - 3.75 hours per week, up to 16 November 2028

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Research Assistant within the Division of Medicine.

Cardiology research at Lyell McEwin Hospital is making a real difference to patients across Adelaide's north. If you're looking to build your research career within a supportive clinical setting, this part-time, fixed-term opportunity with the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is worth a closer look. The position is offered on a contract basis through to 16 November 2028.

What You'll Be Doing

Embedded within the Cardiology Unit at Lyell McEwin Health Service, you'll provide hands‑on research support that underpins the unit's clinical and academic outcomes.

- Assist with data collection, entry, and quality checking across active cardiology research projects
- Coordinate participant recruitment, consent processes, and follow‑up in line with ethical approvals
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to regulatory and ethics documentation
- Support researchers and clinicians with literature reviews and project reporting

What You'll Bring

- Demonstrated experience or academic exposure to clinical or health research methods
- Solid understanding of research ethics, confidentiality, and Good Clinical Practice principles
- Strong attention to detail with confident data management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
- Familiarity with SA Health research governance frameworks or willingness to quickly develop this knowledge

To be eligible for this position,



you musthave a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent.

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Adelaide:

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world‑class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award‑winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high‑quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our prior

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