• Before you apply for this position, please read the attached job application information sheet which contains important information. 
• This is a Permanent Full-Time appointment.

About Our Team:

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western Australia provides comprehensive mental health services to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years following a holistic and patient-centred approach.

Touchstone is a specialist structured day program for young people aged 12 to 17 years and their families. The program is designed to support young people with emerging personality disorders, struggling to cope with relationships, mood difficulties, and impulsive-harming behaviours.

At the centre of the Touchstone program is an evidence-based intervention called Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) that focuses on supporting young people and their families to increase their capacity to better understand the link between feelings and behaviours and how they impact their daily lives.

Our diverse, multi-disciplinary team includes psychology, social work, occupational therapy, nursing, education, medical and psychiatry teams, and liaises with private and public sector youth and adult health providers. Our robust research program is a key component to continuous improvement of our services, together with consumer engagement, and parent focused education and support.

About the Role:

As Research Coordinator you will be responsible for initiating, developing, conducting, and evaluating research within the services of Touchstone and provide consultancy and education to clinicians involved in the research.

You will lead the development and management of a comprehensive research program for Touchstone projects including conducting long-term studies, creating partnerships with other centres nationally and internationally, developing, and implementing policy frameworks, guidelines, and standards for clinical research projects and activities, and regularly providing clear analysis and reports of research findings through presentations and publications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Strategic and effective relationship development with key stakeholders including the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) ethics and governance office to develop, co-ordinate and promote strategies to enhance clinical research practices in CAMHS.
• Establishing the baseline analysis for the program, defining outcomes and developing Key Performance Indicators with clear measurement processes to measure outcomes and program achievements against the baseline.
• Contributing to the development of an integrated reporting system for the management of outcomes relevant to clinical research programs.

If you are passionate about furthering clinical research in the child and adolescent mental health space, please apply for this role or contact our team to find out more.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your application.

Your application should contain the following:

• A written statement addressing the Essential Selection Criteria 2, 3, and 4 as per the Job Description Form in no more than 2-3 pages.
• A current resume  which summarises your experience, qualifications and how you can meet the work-related requirements as outlined in the Job Description Form.
• The names, position title, and email contact details of two professional referees one of which is your current or previous (within the last 2 years) direct Line Manager. We will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees.

Role related questions: We encourage you to contact Carl Fletcher, Service Manager (Touchstone) at 08 9416 3746 with any specific questions related to this role.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility to Apply:

Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.  Visa sponsorship for eligible international applicants that meet immigration requirements may also be considered.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working with Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.

Other Conditions:

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About our CAMHS Directorates

• Community CAMHS – Community CAMHS offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18 years.
• Specialist Services and Day Programs – The Specialist Services and Day Programs consists of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways and Touchstone. These programs support children and young people who have complex mental health needs.
• Acute CAMHS – Acute CAMHS, based at Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health inpatient unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Consultation Liaison, Eating Disorder Service and Gender Diversity Service.

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.

During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: [email protected] using the subject line: Research Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

A position description is attached.