The Centre for Children’s Health Research (CCHR) is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse to support children with Prader-Willi syndrome and provide a vital role in early years navigation and support. You'll work alongside the Queensland Children's Hospital clinic services, fostering research, multidisciplinary collaboration, and translating knowledge into better clinical practice. Help strengthen Queensland's role in the Centre of Excellence framework by collaborating with national teams as the Centre grows.

Job details

About the Team

The Centre for Children's Health Research (CCHR), co-located with the Queensland Children's Hospital, is Queensland's first fully integrated research facility focused on child and adolescent health research and services. The CCHR is designed to place Queensland at the forefront of child and adolescent health research. It, for the first time, brings dedicated paediatric researchers together under one roof. The goal is to create a critical mass of expertise and specialist knowledge focused on translating research findings into better care for Queensland children and their families.

While the facility houses more than 450 researchers, its design allows for expansion and growth to ensure the needs of Queensland's children's health research are met now and in the future. Researchers have access to four levels of research space in the CCHR (levels 5-8) including wet and dry laboratories. Research and education at CHQ HHS is vital in ensuring the best possible health outcomes for children and young people are met now and in the future.

Through grants, partnerships, government funding and the children's hospital foundation we are able to invest in research to help find the answers to a range of child and adolescent health issues.

The Centre for Clinical Trials in Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders hosts a number of people working in rare Neurodevelopmental disorders with a specific focus on Integrating research into Clinical practice and offering clinical trials to families.

About the Role

The position of Clinical Nurse (Prader Willi Centre of Excellence) will:

• Support children with PWS and their families in health and disability care with an initial focus on navigation and support in the early years
• Work alongside the current Prader Willi specialist clinic services already established in the Queensland Children's Hospital
• Facilitate an environment that encourages quality paediatric neurodevelopmental disorder research, multidisciplinary collaboration, and translation of new knowledge into better clinical practice;
• Build and strengthen Queensland's role in the Centre of Excellence framework by collaboration with teams across National services and the Centre grows.

 About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 650588 - NRG61_Clinical-Research-Nurse_RD (PDF, 566KB)
  Role Description
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants