NSW Government

SESLHD - Research Coordinator, Sexual Health Service

🔍 Sydney, Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital | Sydney

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South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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REQ673882 Requisition #

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2029
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $91,326.00 - $121,497.00 per annum plus super annuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ673882
Location: Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney
Applications Close: Tuesday 4 August 2026


What you'll be doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. SESLHD's SHBBV Services provides leadership, innovation and research in the sector. Services within SHBBV are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses at an individual and population level within SESLHD, as well as four statewide services. Across these services, care is provided via fixed locations and outreach networks to a client base of approximately 28,000 individuals. SHBBV has highly skilled and diverse staff including nursing, medical, allied health, health promotion, administrative and technical staff. It is the largest SHBBV service in Australia. The role is primarily based at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC).  SSHC is one of three facilities within the Sexual Health clinical services which also includes The Short  
Street Centre and The Albion Centre. The role will work in collaboration with local interdisciplinary teams to ensure a streamlined approach to client centred delivery of research across the three Sexual Health facilities. Cross facility support and travel may be required where necessary.  
  
The primary purpose of the Research Officer’s role, under the direction of the HoTE, is to support research and quality improvement (QI) projects within the Sexual Health Service (SHS) - part of SHBBV, PaCH to produce high-quality research outputs while ensuring continuous strong stakeholder engagement. 
 

Benefits:

•    Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave. 
•    Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
•    Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
•    Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
•    Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria

  1. Relevant tertiary qualifications in Science, Nursing, or Allied Health or relevant equivalent work experience or a combination of study and work experience.
  2. Demonstrated experience completing and maintaining ethical and governance applications for human studies.
  3. Demonstrated experience in using a statistical software (such as STATA or R) and digital research tools.
  4. Proven experience in health-related research, including data analysis for use in research reports and documents.
  5. Demonstrated excellent verbal communication and inter-personal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a range of researchers and as a member of a team.
  6. Demonstrated project and time management skills, with experience coordinating multiple research projects and working accurately within defined research protocols.
  7. Demonstrated excellent writing skills, including evidence of preparation of presentations of study outcomes for conferences and journal publications.


Need more information? 
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Ka Chun Wong on Arthur.Wong@health.nsw.gov.au

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

 

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

 

 

Reasonable Adjustments

 

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know. 

 

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. 

Information For Applicants

  • An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
  • Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
  • Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
  • Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for all positions prior to offer
  • We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website


 

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