SA Health
Job reference: 939490
Location: 5042 - BEDFORD PARK
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Medical Oncology Clinical Trials 
• Salary: $77,824- $106,187 (Pro Rata) RN/M1 | Full time, Contract Until June 2027

Medical Oncology Research Nurse - Advance Your Career in Clinical Trials

Join SA Health as a Medical Oncology Research Nurse at Flinders Medical Centre, where you will coordinate clinical trials and provide specialised care to cancer patients participating in groundbreaking research. This full-time contract position until June 2027 offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge treatments while collaborating with leading oncologists and researchers. Make a meaningful impact on the future of cancer care while advancing your career in one of Australia's most respected health networks.

About the Role:

As the Registered Nurse, your duties may include: 

• Assessing individual trial patient needs, plan, implement and coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies.
• Providing direct person-centred nursing care and individual case management to patients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time.
• Using foundation theoretical knowledge and evidenced based guidelines to achieve positive patient care outcomes
• Planning and coordinating clinical trial protocol requirements with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual trial participant health care needs

To be successful in this role, you will need: 

• To be Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with APHRA and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold a current practicing certificate
• Previous experience and competence in oncology and/or clinical trials nursing practice
• Ability to work in demanding environment where multiple priorities may compete
• Ability to communicate effectively with health care team and external providers

For further information regarding this role, contact: Alison Richards, Research Unit Manager, on (08) 8204 6200 or Alison.Richards@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026 11:55pm 

Attachments:

• Medical Oncology Research Nurse- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 939490

Applications close: 31/05/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.