Clinical Trial Coordinator

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

Are you a Registered Nurse and seeking a diverse role at a leading regional hospital? Join the Research Unit at Latrobe Regional Health, where a ‘world of opportunities awaits'.

Are you a registered nurse with a passion for research and innovation in healthcare? An exciting opportunity exists at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) for a Clinical Trial Coordinator (Nurse) to join our Research and Clinical Trials Unit on a fulltime fixed term basis for a 12-month period. Help shape the future of medical care by delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred clinical trials across both cancer and non-cancer specialties.

Join a collaborative and forward-thinking team where your contributions will directly impact clinical outcomes and help bring leading-edge treatment options to the Gippsland community. 

About the role

As a Clinical Trial Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering high-quality clinical trials. This includes:

• Coordinating and supporting the conduct of clinical trials from initiation to close-out, including patient screening, consent, and follow-up.
• Maintaining accurate and timely trial documentation, data entry and reporting in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and regulatory requirements.
• Liaising with sponsors, investigators, healthcare providers and patients to ensure effective communication and seamless trial execution.
• Contributing to trial governance activities, including ethics submissions, safety reporting, and compliance with internal and external policies.
• Educating and supporting patients, families, and staff throughout the research process to ensure understanding and informed participation.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated experience or interest in clinical trials or research coordination.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment. 
• Experience in clinical research or clinical trials (desirable)

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.
   

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Michelle Pryce – Research Manager, on (03) 5173 8154 via email: michelle.pryce@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.
Applications close: 20th August 2025

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for the current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au