Director Nursing Education

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.

About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) to lead the Nursing Education service and to contribute to the collective culture and initiatives of a learning organisation. This role will provide dedicated leadership to the nursing education team and more broadly support the RCH strategic priority to be a leading academic health service which places kids and young people at the centre of care, learning and research.

Based on site at RCH Parkville, this fulltime ongoing Director position will promote and support inter-professional collaboration and learning through building effective and productive working relationships across disciplines, strengthening key internal and external partnerships and through the provision of innovative best practice learning solutions.

What you’ll achieve:

• Lead the vision, strategic priorities and operational management of Nursing Education at RCH.
• Engage and partner with the Chief Nursing Officer to contribute to and represent nursing education internally and externally, including through representation at the RCH Nursing Professional Council, higher education sector, government advisories and collaboratives, and Children’s Healthcare Australasia.
• Collaborate extensively and explore innovative and creative methods of integrating practice development to support and enhance clinical practice standards
• Lead organisational achievement of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards as relevant for the Nursing Education department
• Build team capability and resilience, authorise and enable a culture of curiosity and creativity to adapt to work in a dynamic environment

Your skills and experience:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered though the Australian Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Tertiary and postgraduate qualifications in education, and/or related management – at Masters level
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualise, develop and lead strategy implementation and large scale transformational change at an organisational level

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

About Department

The RCH Nursing Education team supports the 2500+ nursing workforce from clinical support of entry-to practice nursing students (> 12,000 placement days per year), early career nurses in their first two years of practice (> 180 positions), clinical and academic support for nurses specialising and completing post-graduate studies (> 50 per year). In addition, the Nursing Education team supports the ongoing professional development of the broader nursing workforce through a range of educational methods and learning frameworks. The Nursing Education team works collaboratively with educational leaders, research teams and key stakeholders across the health service and the campus and Parkville precinct.

What we offer:

• Parkville location and close to public transport
• Professional development and special events
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• 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 Adj. Prof Kath Riddell, Executive Director Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer PH: 03 9345 5010 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 5 January 2025