Clinical Specialist - Putting Families First

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 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.

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.

Clinical Specialist - Putting Families First:

• Based in Sunshine
• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
• Fixed-term Part Time

About the Role:

This is a fixed-term Part Time position at 38  hours per fortnight within the Mental Health program. The Putting Families First (PFF) program is a joint initiative between the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, and the Department of Justice and Community Safety. This program aims to address system barriers to enable more coordinated, person-centred and evidence-informed service delivery to families, to enable them to improve their life outcomes. Families referred to PFF will be those where a mother has been in custody in the previous 12-months, or a child aged under 19 years has had a Youth Justice Order or other involvement with the youth justice system. PFF Brimbank-Melton is led by Oz Child, in partnership with Charis Mentoring, AAFRO, YSAS, VACCA, Good Shepherd, RCH Mental Health and Western Health.

You will be responsible for providing clinical support, consultation and capacity-building to the PFF core (OzChild), interdisciplinary team and associated area-based resources. The Clinical Specialist works to build and maintain partnerships, with the purposes of building capacity with other sectors to identify and respond to young people’s mental health problems and mental disorders, and enhancing pathways between services that young people might use.

Classification for this position will depend on the discipline Allied Health Grade 4, year 1 to year 5 / Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5.

Your skills and experience:

• A tertiary qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
• Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Nurse with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist.
• Demonstrated commitment to work with marginalised communities.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership, partnership and collaboration  and working in true partnership
• Experience in providing quality clinical/professional supervision to staff and students

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

About the Department:

The RCH Mental Health service is led by renowned clinicians with extensive child, youth and family expertise. Having the chance to transform the wellbeing of a new generation will see you involved with all aspects of mental health and the delivery of great care, all backed up by the some of the most powerful research in children's health.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Professional development and special events

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 Gareth Simpson, Team Coordinator, Ph: 0491 799 931, Email Gareth.simpson@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 vaccinated against 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 12 March 2025