• Full-Time, Fixed-Term
  
• Parkville location
  
• Fabulous employee benefits

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Melbourne is one of the world's great children's hospitals. We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas. With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 4500, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people. The Royal Children’s Hospital is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on our Commitment to Child Safety: http://www.rch.org.au/quality/child-safety/

The Role:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Leader to join Wadja Aboriginal Family Place at The Royal Children's Hospital.

RCH is committed to improving the quality of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families who attend the hospital. The service includes Case Managers and Paediatricians. We care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families from metropolitan and rural Victoria, interstate and from remote communities.

This position is responsible for leading an interdisciplinary team working to ensure that the medical care and care planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families is inclusive of the social and cultural factors.

The successful candidate will lead and co-ordinate the delivery of clinical services of Wadja Aboriginal Family Place and Wadja Health Clinic to enable
Access to RCH services for Aboriginal children at RCH and other health services, at the right time for the right service
Clinical services that provide timely, holistic and high quality care
Innovative service development that is responsive to the needs of RCH patients and the needs of the Aboriginal community

For further information about Wadja Aboriginal Family Place, please visit: http://www.rch.org.au/afsu/

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Qualifications at certificate 3 or above
• Demonstrated connections with and understanding of Aboriginal community, culture, history and health policy
• Demonstrated capacity to engage others in the vision of the program
• Demonstrated skills and experience in service delivery to patients and families
• Demonstrated capacity to lead a team of staff
• Strong team player
• Current Victorian drivers licence
• Computer literacy

If you have demonstrated connections with and understanding of Aboriginal community, culture, history and health policy, and want to belong to a workplace that has an international reputation as a centre for clinical excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Why work at the RCH?

Working with RCH will give you the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, alongside some of the greatest medical minds in the country.

RCH has 13 food and beverage options on site, a 24 hour gym, supermarkets and hairdresser and massage services. We are surrounded by beautiful gardens and quick public transport access to Melbourne CBD.

We offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, an award winning health and well-being program and a fantastic team culture that supports continuous learning and career development.

To join our dedicated and highly skilled team, please visit www.rch.org.au/careers or click ‘Apply’ below to apply for this role.

Please note that appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and Working with Children’s Check. A Current Australian driver's license is required for this role.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We also encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Be a part of a great children’s hospital, leading the way.