Clinical Trials Coordinator

Alfred Health; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Onsite Gym

Child care services

Job summary

Bayside Health, through the Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), is recruiting for a role focused on recruiting participants for clinical trials on depression, schizophrenia and complex trauma disorder. You will coordinate trials, managing participants through the trial process and ensuring protocol adherence.

The role supports collaboration within Alfred Health and the MAPrc, with a focus on translational research and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant health science field with experience in mental health.
• Experience in subject recruitment and retention for clinical trials.
• Ability to work collegially and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants for current clinical treatment trials for serious mental illness.
• Coordinate one or more trials and manage participant flow through the trial process.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Rapport with patients

Clinical trials coordination

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in health science

Job description

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Fixed Term - 12 months
• Full-time: 80 hours per fortnight
• Classification: Managers and Administrative Workers Grade 3
• Location: Alfred Health
• Staff benefits

The Department

The Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), is part of Alfred Brain, Alfred Health Monash University Department of Psychiatry Central, and conducts clinical research projects with a focus on translation into clinical practice and the development of new treatments for people with serious mental illness. The Centre has more than 30 active trials and research projects in a range of domains including women's mental health, brain stimulation and neuroimaging, neuropsychology, addiction psychiatry, psychopharmacology, service evaluation and service delivery research and health outcomes research.

The Role

The purpose of this position is recruitment of participants for current clinical treatment trials investigating the effectiveness of new treatments for serious mental illnesses including depression, schizophrenia and complex trauma disorder (also known as borderline personality disorder). The position will also be responsible for coordination of one or more clinical trials, including management of participants through the clinical trial process.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• A degree in a relevant health science field with subsequent relevant work experience in mental health, nursing or other allied health discipline;
• Demonstrated experience in subject recruitment with proven ability to establish rapport with patients
• Clinical trials experience including experience in subject recruitment and retention

Key Capabilities

• A demonstrated capacity to work in a collegiate and cooperative manner
• High level organisational skills - demonstrated capacity to establish and achieve goals
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Planning and organisational skills - ability to priorities multiple tasks and set and meet deadlines

Benefits of working with us:

• Salary Packaging
• Onsite Gym
• Child care services

Applications close: 11pm AEDT, Friday 23rd October 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department's risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.