Disability Liaison Officer - Allied Health Clinician Grade 3

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:

This is a Fixed Term, part-time position at 0.6 EFT, 45.6 hours per fortnight until 31 July 2027 within the Disability Liaison Officer Program, part of the RCH Allied Health Team. 

As a senior clinician, the Disability Liaison Officer will provide key clinical services and leadership in addressing barriers people with disabilities experience accessing health services at RCH. This role involves the provision of support for people with disability, their families, and carers to access relevant assessment and treatment. You will also provide capacity building across RCH to ensure that people with a disability are accessing relevant and essential hospital services.

Internally, this position will be known and/or referred to as: Disability Liaison Officer - Allied Health Clinician Grade 3.

Classification for this position will be governed by Award 01 - Allied Health and will range from SC31 (Grade 3, Year 1, excl. Allied Health Managers) to SC34 (Grade 3, Year 4, excl. Allied Health Managers), $104,135.20 to $118,981.20 per annum, pro rata for part-time, plus Superannuation. 

What you'll achieve:

• Help children and young people with disability, their families and carers access health assessment and treatment
• Provide disability-specific secondary consultation to support the broader health service to provide more accessible, safe, and inclusive care to people with a disability
• Make or coordinate reasonable adjustments across the continuum of care
• Work directly with disability service providers  identifying key staff within facilities who can assist in awareness and creation of health care pathways / accessibility for people with a disability

Your skills and experience:

• Recognised Qualification in an Allied Health discipline with current registration with AHPRA (where relevant)
• Working knowledge of the Victorian public health care system and NDIS processes, procedures and structures
• Postgraduate qualification and/or experience in health systems and/or health service leadership, health promotion, disability inclusion 

If this sounds like you or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.

About the Department:

The Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) Program at the Royal Children’s Hospital, provides support to people with disability to access healthcare as part of the broader Allied Health team.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary-enhancing options!)
• Workplace culture of continuous improvement, growth, support and training
• Clinical Education Hub on-site to support continued training and professional development
• Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
• Enjoy the convenience of an on-site retail precinct, featuring a range of shops, cafés, and food outlets (retail discounts & more)

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 <if applicable>
• 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 Sarah Connolly, Director of Allied Health via email: sarah.connolly@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 staff benefits such as 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close: 24 July 2026.