Allied Health Senior Research Officer

Join the Future of Concussion Research

Join the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service at Princess Alexandra Hospital as an Allied Health Senior Research Officer and play a key role in the project. Bring your clinical expertise, research capability and collaborative approach to support high-quality research that can improve outcomes for people living with brain injury.

As an Allied Health Senior Research Officer, you will provide senior research and clinical support to the Brain Injury Neuropsychology Research team, contributing to the delivery of the QBIC Concussion project. You will:

• Support participant recruitment, informed consent, education and follow-up.
• Conduct qualitative interviews, transcription and, where appropriate, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Monitor research outcomes, identify risks and contribute to research reporting, quality improvement and dissemination of findings.
• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to support research milestones and translate findings into clinical practice.

You are an experienced allied health professional with strong research capability, sound clinical judgement and the confidence to work independently. You bring a genuine commitment to participant-centred research and the ability to build effective relationships across clinical and research environments. You will have:

• Demonstrated knowledge and practical skills in research methods, data collection, analysis and research governance.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently manage complex tasks, identify risks and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to engage effectively with participants, families, clinicians, researchers and key stakeholders.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, provide high-level advice and contribute to the development and improvement of research processes, protocols and procedures.

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• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

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