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 Paediatrics 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 paediatrics 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.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
About the Role: This is a temporary Part Time ongoing position at 45.6 hours per fortnight within the Occupational Therapy department, aligned to maternity leave.
You will be part of the RCH Occupational Therapy Senior Leadership Team; providing clinical leadership and expertise for Occupational Therapy.
You will be responsible for leading a dynamic team of occupational therapists; providing coordination across the Occupational Therapy service and providing clinical care to inpatient and/or outpatient infants, children and adolescents, to support child development, maximise participation in daily activities and quality of life and facilitate appropriate discharge.
Depending on your clinical expertise, your clinical caseload may be within the neurodevelopmental and medical specialties stream or inpatient trauma and surgical stream.
What You'll Achieve: Ongoing development of clinical expertise in occupational therapy assessment and intervention in accordance with best practice Leadership in the area of service development and processes Opportunities for continuous improvement and research Classification for this position will range from Grade 3 Year 1, VG3 to Grade 3 Year 4, VG6 (Base salary $102,091 - $116,646 plus superannuation plus salary packaging).
Your Skills and Experience: Recognised graduate-entry qualification in Occupational Therapy (Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate) Post-graduate qualification relevant to role at Master level (or significant completion towards) Previous experience working in an acute tertiary hospital environment Previous experience specific to paediatric occupational therapy practice If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department: The Occupational Therapy department is within the Division of Ambulatory Services.
We provide inpatient and outpatient services for infants, children, adolescents with a wide range of medical conditions.
Our inpatient services include General Medicine, Surgical, Trauma, Neurosciences, Neonates, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Oncology, and Respiratory.
Outpatient services include specialist assessment clinics (autism and developmental), specialist tertiary clinics for management of neurological/neurodevelopmental and/or musculoskeletal conditions.
Our team works closely with families, carers, community services and other health care professionals to ensure the best occupational therapy outcomes for our patients.
What we Offer: Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! Culture of continuous improvement 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 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 Annette Leong, Manager Occupational Therapy, 03 9345 4348 email: ******
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.
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