• Undertakes and promotes nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and disseminates research information; promotes utilisation of current research findings into clinical nursing practice and patient management; promotes the implementation of research and research findings into organisation-wide functions such as safety, quality and risk management; provides support and education for other nurses undertaking research.

• Works indoors in offices and administration areas in public and private hospitals and training facilities.
• Works in adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces.

• Sedentary to light physical demand level.
• Sits at office desks, in meetings or when carrying out report writing and/or the analysis of new research.
• Stands and walks frequently around the office, wider hospital premises and training facilities to promote new research, its utilisation and provide support and education to other nurses.
• There is an occasional requirement for lifting up to a light physical demand range.
• Repetitive hand and arm movements are required when using computers.
• There is frequent use of office machines, including telephones, faxes, computers and printers.
• Occasional driving of cars may be required to attend meetings and facilitate research and the promotion of new research findings. Driving is however not typically a significant component of the job.
• Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with nursing, financial, administrative, planning, communication, interpersonal, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.