SCHN - CICADA Research Officer

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 121,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work opportunities

Salary packaging and meal娱乐 benefits

Accrued days off (ADOs)

Fitness passport

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

NSW Health's CICADA Centre NSW is seeking a Research Officer to contribute to planning, data management and reporting for pediatric/adolescent drug and alcohol research projects. You will work with three clinical streams and support the FASD research assistant, ensuring ethics compliance and high-quality data processes.

You will manage data systems, assist with manuscript preparation and contribute to evaluation activities across multiple projects within the CICADA service.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in clinical research; preferably with children and adolescents and/or drug and alcohol research.
• Doctorate, Honours or Masters Degree in Psychology, Nursing or Equivalent training in health/behaviour sciences research, methodology and statistics.
• Excellent skills in clinical research in quantitative or qualitative clinical, public health health services research, including database management and basic statistical analysis skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience in development of ethics proposals and scientific writing skill.
• Knowledge of standard child and adolescent questionnaires, including for developmental assessments, mental health and drug and alcohol.
• Demonstrated understanding and appreciation of data collection systems including programs such as excel and redcap and biostatistics, including use one or more statistical programs.
• Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner and within part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, implementation, co-ordination, data management and reporting of CICADA service research projects.
• Oversee CICADA Research and Evaluation Program of Research with various projects.
• Support research relating to clinical service provision and family programs, including recruitment and data management.
• Manuscript submission and review; ethics compiling yearly clinical service audits.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Pediatrics/Adolescent research

Quantitative & qualitative methods

Ethics proposal development

Data management & analysis

Excel/REDCap/biostatistics software

Independent work & teamwork

Education

Doctorate/Masters in health sciences or related

Job description

Employment Type:PermanentPart Time
Position Classification:Health Mgr Lvl 1
Remuneration:91326 - 121497 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week:16
Requisition ID:REQ703708
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 8 November 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Jeanelle Wood on *************@health.nsw.gov.au

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 CICADA Centre NSW offers Care and Intervention for Children and Adolescents affected by Drugs and Alcohol. Itis a lifespan approach in a paediatric tertiary hospital with three clinical streams; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) Service, Family and Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Service. Research, teaching and education are essential
parts of the service.

The research position will be required to work closely with the three clinical streams, however primarily with the
CICADA Adolescent and Family Service and will support the FASD research assistant as needed.

The primary purpose of the research officer will be to contribute to the planning, implementation, co‑ordination, data
management and reporting of research projects conducted within the CICADA service. The research officer will have
responsibility to oversee the CICADA Research and Evaluation Program of Research which has various projects to
demonstrate the efficacy of an early intervention prevention approach;

Clinical research projects requiring ongoing data management, follow up and scientific review.

• Maintaining and managing clinical data base for all CICADA patients of the Adolescent and Family Service with the CICADA RE Program of Research
• Oversee CICADA research - Prospective review of adolescents with moderate to severe substance use, harms and co-morbidities and broader range of health and social indicators (with patient or parent/guardian consent as applicable)
• Development and management of Patient Reported Experience Measures and Patient Reported Outcome measures.
• Maintaining ethics requirements for the CICADA RE and submitting amendment for updated projects
• Data management of referral, waitlist and patient tracking information integrated within the SCHN patient electronic records and CHIMP program
• Case reporting of FASD patients to the Australian Pediatric Surveillance unit
• Development of new research within the multidisciplinary adolescent and family drug and alcohol services
• Support research relating to clinical service provision incuding Tuning into Teens parent support programs and research on family therapy interventions, including recruitment, consent, management of data base
• Manuscript submission and review
• Ethics compiling yearly clinical service audits for the CICADA service to report to MoH and SCHN executive.

Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)

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.

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 permanent and temporary part time vacancies.

• Demonstrated experience in clinical research; preferably with children and adolescents and/or drug and alcohol research.
• Doctorate, Honours or Masters Degree in Psychology, Nursing or Equivalent training in health/ behaviour sciences research, methodology and statistics.
• Excellent skills in clinical research in quantitative or qualitative clinical, public health. health services research, including database management and basic statistical analysis skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience in development of ethics proposals and scientific writing skill.
• Knowledge of standard child and adolescent questionnaires, including for developmental assessments, mental health and drug and alcohol.
• Demonstrated understanding and appreciation of data collection systems including programs such as excel and redcap and biostatistics, including use one or more statistical programs.
• Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner and within part of a team.