Clinical Coordinator

About this opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Coordinator to join the A-START (Adapted Sports Training and Research Team, previously known as ParaSTART) team at The University of Queensland. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to an innovative applied research program, delivering clinically-informed sport and physical activity programs for people with a wide range of diagnoses, support needs, and functional abilities.

Working closely with the Clinical Lead and a broader multi-professional team (researchers, medical doctors, dieticians, psychologists and others), you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering high-quality clinically-informed sport and physical activity programs, supporting participant engagement, performing related research functions (e.g., data collection) and ensuring services are delivered safely, ethically, and effectively.

This role would suit an allied health professional – exercise physiologist, physiotherapist or occupational therapist – who enjoys combining clinical practice, research coordination, and program delivery within a collaborative and purpose-driven environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and delivering clinically-informed sport and physical activity programs including assessment, design, delivery and reporting of sport and physical activity programs.
• Supporting research activities through the complete, accurate and secure recording of all clinical and outcome data – including required outcome measures, both qualitative and quantitative – in order to facilitate data analysis and reporting;
• Assisting with ethics submissions, study documentation, participant management, and clinical reporting.
• Delivering safe, engaging, clinically-informed sport and physical activity sessions for participants with diverse support needs.
• Maintaining accurate clinical and research data in line with ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Working collaboratively with participants, families, support workers, clinicians, students, and researchers.
• Ensure clear, timely communications within the team, and with all parties relevant to smooth, efficient program delivery (transport, support work, family, participants, colleagues and research higher degree students)
• Supporting recruitment activities, participant engagement, and trial coordination.
• Mentoring junior staff and students within the A-START applied research environment.