Director Allied Health

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Pediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatric and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

• Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
• Senior leadership opportunity
• Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital

About the Role

This is a Permanent Full Time position as a senior leader within the Nursing and Allied Health Division of the Royal Childrens Hospital (RCH).

In this role you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the Allied Health Service across the RCH. You will be required to achieve best practice patient care, maximum operational effectiveness, strong partnerships within and outside of the RCH, and to develop organisational competencies regarding Allied Health. The role also holds direct line management responsibility for the planning, organisation, integration and coordination, funding (within agreed parameters) and delivery of Allied Health services within the Allied Health Directorate at RCH.

The Directorate

The Directorate comprises the departments and services of:

• Allied Health Administration
• Allied Health Clinical Education
• Audiology
• Child Life & Music Therapy
• Disability Liaison Program
• Stepped Care/Developmental Intake service
• Equipment Distribution Centre
• Food Services, the Gatehouse Centre
• Nutrition
• Occupational Therapy
• Orthotics & Prosthetics
• Physiotherapy
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology

What you'll achieve:

• Develop, implement, monitor and review strategies to promote and support effective and responsive interfaces between all Allied Health services across RCH
• Working with Allied Health managers and staff, ensure the development and implementation of an overall annual Allied Health quality plan
• Ensure accreditation activities and reporting, audits and data integrity activities are coordinated and successfully completed within timelines
• Collaborate and liaise with the other sectors and program areas including, Research, Rehabilitation and Mental Health to ensure consistency in the areas of professional development, clinical standards, clinical supervision, education, training and research
• Represent Allied Health on committees, assisting with the development to improve service delivery and future plans of RCH

Classification for this position will Grade 7 of relevant Allied Health discipline.

Your skills and experience:

• Tertiary level qualification in an Allied Health discipline
• Extensive experience in management of a large team
• Extensive knowledge of and/or experience with clinical governance and clinical service delivery
• Extensive knowledge and experience in an acute health setting and proven ability to manage and lead effectively within a large complex health service

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain (if applicable)
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Kath Riddell, Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Ph: 0427815122 Email: kathryn.riddell@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 17 November 2023