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Research Nurse Manager


Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba

Lead groundbreaking intensive care research at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

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Take the lead in advancing intensive care research at Princess Alexandra Hospital with this temporary, part-time role, where collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based practice drive world-class patient outcomes.

Job details

Position status Contract
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS10664675
Closing date 23-Oct-2025
Job duration Six months with possibility of extension
Contact person Kyle White
Contact details (07) 3176 1678
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Your new role:

As a Research Nurse Manager, you will lead and coordinate high-impact research initiatives in a fast-paced, innovative intensive care environment, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to translate evidence into practice, with:

  • Advanced autonomous clinical and professional practice in ICU settings
  • Operational leadership and application of clinical governance principles
  • Development, coordination, and evaluation of multiple research projects
  • Integration of contemporary nursing research into patient care and education
  • Promotion of continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice

About you:

You are a highly motivated and experienced ICU nurse with a passion for research and clinical leadership, bringing:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) with Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and NMBA registration
  • Minimum 3 years ICU experience with advanced knowledge of critical care
  • Proven research experience, including clinical trial coordination and evidence translation
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills to influence multidisciplinary teams
  • Current GCP qualification and commitment to lifelong learning in research and clinical practice

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What we can offer you:

  • Flexible, part-time work arrangements to support your work-life balance
  • Opportunity to work in a leading intensive care unit with cutting-edge technology and digital systems
  • Mentorship and development in a supportive, collaborative research-focused team
  • Engagement with nationally and internationally recognised research projects and clinical trials
  • A culture that values innovation, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare
  • You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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