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Nurse Researcher
Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook
Drive Nursing Research. Improve Lives. Inspire Change.
Join Logan Hospital's Nutrition & Dietetics and Kidney Service teams to help deliver culturally responsive research and co-design a healthy eating and exercise program for Pasifika and Māori adults living with chronic kidney disease.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 7 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South,Logan - Beaudesert |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS07687982_NG |
| Closing date | 31-Jul-2026 |
| Job duration | 5 mnths at 0.3FTE followed by 5 mnths at 0.2FTE |
| Contact person | Erynn McAuley |
| Contact details | 0426 639 789 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Researcher to lead and support an innovative research project within Logan Hospital's Kidney Service. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you'll help co-design a healthy eating and exercise program for Pasifika and Māori people living with chronic kidney disease, ensuring research translates into meaningful improvements in patient care. In this role you will:
- Lead and coordinate nursing research activities within the Kidney Service.
- Facilitate participant recruitment, consent and education throughout the study.
- Conduct Talanoa discussions and workshops with research participants.
- Collect, manage and assist in analysing qualitative research data.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary clinicians, researchers and community stakeholders.
- Contribute to steering committee meetings and the co-design of culturally responsive health initiatives.
About you:
You're a passionate Registered Nurse with experience in research and a genuine commitment to improving health outcomes through evidence-based practice. You enjoy collaborating with diverse teams, building meaningful relationships with participants, and delivering research that creates lasting change.
- Knowledge of research governance, ethics and informed consent processes.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating or participating in clinical research.
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
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Experience in qualitative research methodologies and data analysis (highly regarded).
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Understanding of chronic kidney disease and/or nutrition-related health research (highly regarded).
What we can offer you:
- We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
- We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
- 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.
About us:
Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.
We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.
Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.
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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