Drug & Alcohol Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

Kingswood, Australia Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Scientific Officer
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 19
**Requisition ID**: REQ528464
**Applications Close**: 29/01/2025
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Service offers free, non-judgemental services and treatments for drug and/or alcohol use, including information and support for families.

Our service offers specialist drug and alcohol doctors, nurses and allied health staff who respect the client's right to choose from a range of treatments offered with our services underpinned by a philosophy of harm reduction.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will bring to the role**:

- Demonstrated practical experience in optimising and developing research protocols, data entry and extraction techniques, presentation of data using graphs, meticulous record keeping, and working with mínimal supervision
- Demonstrated practical experience in the use of Microsoft software packages (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word); and at least one statistical package such as SPSS or Stata
- Demonstrated practical experience and a commitment to work as a highly skilled member of a multidisciplinary team and to work on multiple projects concurrently
- A sound understanding of the policies and procedures for conducting health research including privacy and confidentiality issues, the requirements around the storage of confidential data, and the principles of ethical research practice
- Demonstrated awareness of the experience of stigma and discrimination amongst people with substance related issues, the principles of cultural safety, and respectful and non-judgement behaviours when working with socially disadvantaged groups in the community
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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