SCHN - Staff Specialist – NCIRS – Surveillance, Coverage, Evaluation and Social Science (eCredential)
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- Specialist
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- REQ500177 Requisition #
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- Jun 25, 2024 Post Date
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.
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Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ500177
Applications are via eCredential
The National Centre for Immunisation and Research Surveillance (NCIRS) at The Children's Hospital at Westmead are seeking a temporary 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week) Staff Specialist to commence ASAP until 30th June 2025.
Are you passionate about immunisation and vaccine preventable disease research and surveillance? This is an opportunity to join our expert, high-performance team, leading cutting-edge immunisation program evaluations and vaccine preventable disease research and surveillance that shapes evidence-based immunisation policy and practice at national and subnational levels.
As a Staff Specialist - Immunisation, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and coordinating immunisation program evaluations and research/surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and vaccine coverage.
- Supervising relevant staff and students.
- Leading preparation of technical reports and manuscripts for submission to peer reviewed journals.
- Liaising with external experts and representing NCIRS as a content expert in various external settings
This is initially a 12-month contract opportunity, with the possibility of a hybrid working arrangement and part-time options available.
Please refer to the position description for a more detailed description of key accountabilities and the selection criteria.
About NCIRS
The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) is the leading organisation in Australia in immunisation and vaccines that provides expert advice to support evidence-informed immunisation policy and guideline development, evaluation of immunisation programs, particularly the National Immunisation Program, and the monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage and factors impacting uptake, and vaccine safety. NCIRS has national and international recognition in this arena and also has a growing program of international work, focused on providing technical support for immunisation system strengthening to countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
NCIRS is a collaborative team of experts in public health, biostatistics, infectious diseases, paediatrics, internal medicine, epidemiology, communication, social science and quantitative and qualitative research and survey methods. www.ncirs.org.au
The Centre is based within the Division of Research of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead Campus, NSW, Australia, but has an all-age research remit and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID) at the University of Sydney. NCIRS is funded primarily by the Australian Government and NSW Government, as well as via grants from WHO, Gavi, and research granting bodies.
What you'll be doing
- providing technical support and supervising evidence-based research relevant to immunisation policy and practice at the state, national and/or international level. This will include high level synthesis of scientific evidence, data analysis and risk assessment related to vaccine preventable diseases and the safe and quality use of vaccines in a clinical and public health setting. High quality scientific writing and presentation skills, especially those directed at clinical and public health audiences, which draw on extensive knowledge of the clinical applicability of public health-related data, will be required.
- providing leadership and coordination for policy and/or surveillance, program evaluation, vaccine safety and global health areas (including immunisation program strengthening and vaccine policy support) of NCIRS, as required
- providing supervision, teaching and training to relevant staff, professional trainees and students
- engaging and liaising with external professional and academic subject experts and representing NCIRS as a subject expert as required
- the role may also include responsibility for management and supervision of multidisciplinary teams within NCIRS staff
- there may also be opportunities for the applicant to take an active role in other relevant activities and research projects undertaken by NCIRS
The successful applicant will be considered for the award of a conjoint academic title in the Faculty of Medicine and Health of The University of Sydney at a level commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience, in either the Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, or the School of Public Health. The academic title will be held for the duration of the NCIRS appointment at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. No remuneration is attached to the University appointment. The appointee will be responsible to the University for academic matters, and to NCIRS for research and clinical matters.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous Australians, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
As this is a “Category A” position, please refer to the NSW Policy Directive PD2023_022 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination for vaccination requirements.
Applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 2 primary doses are required for Category A positions (refer to NSW Policy Directive PD2023_022 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases).
In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
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 https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/
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, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
- Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist in Public Health, Infectious Diseases or Similar (e.g. FAFPHM, FRACP or equivalent), and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Demonstrated experience with the use of biomedical literature and relevant bibliographic databases (e.g. Medline), familiarity with methods of systematic literature review and framework for evidence-informed development of clinical practice guidelines and/or population health policies or population health policies (e.g. GRADE), and skills in the use of relevant computer packages including Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and EndNote (or equivalent).
- Qualifications and/or previous experience in one or more of the following areas: conduct of clinical trial processes and methods, including ethics applications; clinical paediatrics/internal medicine and/or infectious diseases/microbiology; post graduate research in paediatric or internal medicine, epidemiology or public health, clinical epidemiology, systematic literature reviews and evidence synthesis, clinical guidelines development.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues relevant to immunisation policy and practice at local, state, national and global level, and experience working in or understanding of the Australian health care system, particularly clinical and population/public health services, including those related to immunisation.
- Demonstrated ongoing commitment to teaching, continuing education, research, and quality improvement. With understanding of research methodology or research experience and a willingness to preparer research proposals and undertake research and demonstrated knowledge or experience in analysis or interpretation of epidemiological data.
- Demonstrated clinical skills (for those positions with a clinical role), knowledge, and direct experience in clinical and/or public health communicable disease (especially vaccine preventable disease) control and immunisation.
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Scientific writing skills is required.
- Understanding of research methodology or research experience and a willingness to prepare research proposals and undertake research and demonstrated knowledge or experience in analysis or interpretation of epidemiological data.
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