Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Reference: 12747
About the Role: This is a Fixed Term Full Time position covering Parental Leave from 23 February 2025 to 22 February 2026 within the Operating Theatres department. You will be responsible for providing leadership to staff throughout the Operating Suite, ensuring that clinical practice and delivery of care provided by staff is consistent with The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian standards through comprehensive, safe and evidence-based practice to facilitate optimal health outcomes. You will embed a culture of continuous improvement and a focus on quality outcomes and patient experience, which will be key to achieving excellence in customer service for both internal and external stakeholders.
What you'll achieve: Maintain quality standards and excellence in clinical outcomes through evidence-based practice, research, education, and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Develop and improve the Unit/Ward operations to ensure ongoing financial sustainability and service delivery efficiencies by managing the ward/unit budget, process improvements and implementation of strategic initiatives. Plan nursing care based on patient-family centred principles and in consultation with the multidisciplinary health care team. Promote and develop a dynamic, flexible, resilient, and skilled workforce through effective staff management and professional development opportunities. The classification for this position is NM11 with a base salary of $126,074.00 per annum, plus superannuation.
Your skills and experience: Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio (PPP). Previous experience in paediatrics is desirable. Extensive years of nursing experience in a perioperative environment. If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About Operating Theatres: The RCH provides the full spectrum of paediatric surgical services for infants, children and adolescents across our busy 14 theatre operating suite. Up to 20,000 procedures are performed per year in the perioperative department – a self-contained unit caring for children of all ages requiring elective or emergency surgery. The perioperative department also treats existing inpatients who require surgery, and those who are having day stay surgery with the aim to be discharged on the same day.
It's an exciting time to join the RCH surgical team and the role will be well supported by other managers, along with two new project roles funded through surgery recovery and reform, (A perioperative transformational lead and a perioperative informatics lead) as we seek to improve our efficiency and provide timely care to those on the surgical waiting list.
What we offer: Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! Parkville location and close to public transport. Discounted on-site car parking. Other requirements: Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain. Valid Working with Children Check. Compliance with RCH's "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 further information about this role please contact Rosemary Aisbett, Director of Clinical Operations on 03 9345 5057. 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 backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disabilities. 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.
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