Seeking Expressions of Interest

Research Fellow in Palliative Care

• Located at any of our offices across our national footprint
• Base salary of $127,436-$132,533, plus salary packaging (up to $15,900 pa) and Superannuation
• Full-time, 2-year fixed-term contract (part-time arrangements considered).

About HammondCare. 

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve quality of life for people in need. We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practice in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals and residential aged care. Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances.

The role of Palliative Care Research Fellow works within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to support and develop research within the organisation that is focused on palliative and supportive care. Working with the Director of Palliative Care Research & Development, the Fellow provides high level support for research in palliative and supportive care, including: identification of funding opportunities and assistance in writing applications for research funding; project management; research governance; data analysis; and publication of research findings. This role offers a postdoctoral researcher an excellent opportunity to develop their own research skills, experience and track record within the themes of palliative and supportive care.

Key Focus Areas:

• Provide academic research support to the Director and senior palliative care researchers.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HammondCare’s palliative care research strategy.
• Build and maintain internal and external research collaborations.
• Identify funding opportunities and contribute to grant and ethics applications.
• Support research design, including protocol development and project management.
• Conduct data analysis, generate reports, and contribute to academic publications.
• Present and disseminate research findings via seminars, workshops, and conferences.
• Mentor and support junior researchers to build internal research capacity.
• Coordinate and participate in research meetings and communications.
• Ensure compliance with research governance and ethical standards.
• Take initiative in proposing, securing funding for, and managing new research projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action.
• Have a passion for research which can improve palliative and supportive care
• Completed or about to submit a PhD in a relevant health-related, aged-care or social science discipline
• Experience in mixed methods health services research in relevant field
• Track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Skills in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods (ideally both)
• Knowledge and experience of systematic reviews desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Sound understanding of ethical issues and competence in writing ethics applications
• Able to prioritise work flow and meet short funding application deadlines when necessary
• Strong administrative and computer skills, including high level proficiency in the Microsoft suite of Office products and reference management and other research relevant software (e.g. SPPS (or similar) and/or NVivo).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in grant writing an advantage.
• Experience in research project management an advantage Clinical background in a relevant field desirable
• Willingness to travel to other HammondCare or external sites to engage with stakeholders from time to time as needed.

Benefits

• Market leading remuneration
• Salary packaging; $15,900 annually for living expenses, plus up to $2,650 each year for entertainment benefits.
• Flexible hybrid work arrangements in a friendly workplace with an emphasis on work life balance
• Additional training & career development opportunities
• Leave benefits – purchased additional annual leave
• Reward and Recognition Program
• Fitness Passports: Full facility access can include gyms, group classes and pools for yourself and your family.
• Free independent and confidential counselling sessions and free wellbeing resources and webinars available through our Employee Assistance Program in multiple languages.
• Exclusive discounts at MyCar; Servicing, Brakes, Repairs, and Tyre Care Plans
• Exclusive commercial discounts for JB HI-FI and The Good Guys

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For any specific queries not answered by the information pack, please contact Prof Josephine Clayton jclayton@hammond.com.au