Clinical / Research Nurse

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Fixed-Term Full Time position until November 2026
• Research Nurse Level 2 or 3 depending on experience
• Great staff benefits!
• Located at The Alfred

The Department

Respiratory Medicine at The Alfred provides specialist consultative services throughout the breadth of respiratory medicine and allergic diseases and includes four clinical Services, Lung Transplantation, Cystic Fibrosis, General Respiratory & Sleep Medicine and Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology.  These services are supported by our Physiology Service and Sleep Laboratory.

The Role

The Asthma, Allergy & Clinical Immunology Service requires a full time clinic and research nurse. This position is to undertake a primary role in the clinical aspects of designated research trials as directed by the Director Respiratory Medicine. To act as a key person responsible for subject recruitment, subject trial visits,  trials medication dispensing, subject monitoring, maintaining trial records according to the trial protocol, trial data entry and basic ethics administration.

To provide clinical assistance to Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Clinics.  Duties include skin prick testing of patients, basic spirometry, advice and counselling to patients.  Any other duties as requested by the Director or Head of Service.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Registered Nurse (Division 1) with current practising certificate
• Minimum 5 years acute nursing experience
• Experience in Allergy/Respiratory Medicine and research desirable

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car and bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

For all enquiries relating to this position, please contact Dr Celia Zubrinich, Acting Head, Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Service, Respiratory Medicine, The Alfred on [email protected]

Applications close: 11pm, Tuesday 25th November 2025.

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. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au