Senior Research Officer - Psychology Post Doctoral Fellow

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up until 14 April 2026
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: 106142 - 125241 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ472648
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.

What you'll be doing
The Heart Centre for Children Psychology Program was established in 2008 within Kids Heart Research, Cardiac Services, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick). We are Australia’s first integrated psychology program dedicated to childhood heart disease.
Our research spans across all developmental ages and stages, from early life in the womb through childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, parenthood, and grandparenthood. We focus on the issues that are important to children and families, understanding the complex challenges posed by childhood heart disease and developing new and better ways of transforming these challenges.
The primary purpose of the Senior Psychology Research Officer is to perform high-quality research, provide significant intellectual contribution to research project/s, and produce high-quality research data for inclusion in grant submissions and for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The position requires contribution to the written preparation of manuscripts and funding applications.
Day-to-day activities may require the co-supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as research assistants and clinical research coordinators.

• Relevant Psychology doctoral or other equivalent postgraduate qualification with a significant level of research experience (a minimum of three years of postdoctoral research experience full-time equivalent to enter this scale), or other relevant scholarly training
• Extensive experience in research output, published work, presentations at conferences and seminars, demonstrating intellectual input into the conception and direction of original research and increasing independent implementation of a research project.
• Demonstrated capacity to carry out research in strong partnership with children and young people with critical or chronic illness, their parents, and other family members.
• Track record of demonstrated research output in peer-reviewed journals.
• Significant experience in co-supervision, training, and guidance of junior research support staff, and/or, undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Capacity to prepare and/or contribute to successful research proposals to external funding bodies and other agencies.
• Contribute significantly to administrative and other professional activities within the research group or institution.
• 8. Performs tasks requiring the integration of substantial theoretical and technical knowledge to develop or apply new technologies or approaches.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and for vaccination requirements.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
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For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Henderson on rebecca.henderson@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on
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Applications Close: 14/03/2024