Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to 30 June 2026. Job Share arrangements may be considered
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 1
Remuneration: 87813 - 116824 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ647273
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 21 March 2026
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
What you'll be doing
The Research Officer will contribute actively to the development and provision of high quality adolescent health research by assisting the clinicians within the Department of Adolescent Medicine (DAM) with clinical research projects.
The Complex Adolescent Clinic provides multidisciplinary medical and psychosocial assessment and management of adolescents with complex chronic conditions, chronic pain and fatigue syndromes impacting on their wellbeing and function. The service provides inpatient and outpatient programs for the care of adolescents with complex disorders who are at increased risk of complications relating to non adherence, risky behaviours and transition to adult health care requiring specific expertise & incorporates the self-management clinic.
CICADA Service This is a lifespan approach to the Care and Intervention for Children and Adolescents affected by Drugs and Alcohol. The clinical service provides multidisciplinary comprehensive diagnostic assessment and management for high risk vulnerable children and adolescents with FASD, substance use within the family or the adolescent. The holistic model of care includes assessment and management of adolescent issues, developmental, sexual health and child protection concerns. The CICADA Program of Research has various research projects developed to demonstrate the efficacy of an early intervention prevention approach analysing a broad range of health and social indicators, assessments and interventions provided by the clinical team.
The Gender Service provides interdisciplinary collaborative clinical service between DAM, Psychological Medicine and Paediatric Endocrinology. The DAM providing triage, comprehensive assessment, diagnostic evaluation and collaborative management and care coordination for children and adolescents referred for assessment of gender dysphoria. Ethics approved prospective long term follow up study is in progress to provide ongoing evidence base for optimising outcomes for young people with gender dysphoria.
Adolescent Bladder Clinic The Bladder Clinic is a multidisciplinary service providing comprehensive assessment, diagnostic evaluation and management for adolescents with incontinence.Current clinical research is evaluating the efficacy of this multidisciplinary approach with initial very favourable pilot data available. Ongoing research includes assessing the Health Service Needs of High School Students with Urinary Incontinence.
Self Management Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic to assist adolescents with management of their chronic Illness. Current research is a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a self-management program for adolescents with a chronic illness.
Eligible employees may access:
* Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits
* Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Fitness Passport
* Flexible Work Opportunities
How to Apply:
Click 'Apply Online' and submit your application including:
* A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
* Responses to the questions below:
* Experience in clinical research and preferably working with children or adolescents.
* Honours/Masters/PhD degree in Psychology or equivalent training in health/behavioural sciences research methodology and statistics.
* Experience in clinical research and with qualitative and quantitative research methods (research or clinical).
* Experience with writing ethics proposals as well as statistical analysis, collecting, entering and managing data using SPSS.
* Knowledge of both paper and electronic data collection forms with excellent computing skills (excel).
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated scientific writing skills.
* Excellent time management skills.
* Ability to work independently in a self-directed manner, as well as part of a team.
Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health's commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information:
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian.
Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List may be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) Learn more about The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
4) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application, or contact the SCHN's Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at
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