Endocrinology Nurse

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) vision is to be a great children’s hospital – delivering Great Care.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Pediatrics 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 paediatric 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.

Paediatric Endocrinology Nurses

• 2 x Part-Time, ongoing roles
• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Highly regarded learning environment within a friendly and supportive team

We are seeking two part-time, ongoing, Endocrinology Nurses to join our Endocrinology team, 38 hours per fortnight.

The Role:

In this role, you would be responsible for the education of patients on hormone therapy (particularly growth hormone), and their families. These families are seen as outpatients in the Endocrinology morning clinics or as inpatients on the ward as required. The role also involves coordinating the growth hormone program, including education, medication approval and supply, and data collection, liaising with the Growth Hormone Program in Canberra. You would also be responsible for the provision and coordination of the Diabetes Complication Screening program within the diabetes outpatient clinics. There are two part-time roles and you would work closely with your fellow Endocrinology Nurse to ensure that handovers are smooth and all work is covered.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to self-manage time allocation.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• A “can-do” attitude and flexible approach
• Ability to balance competing demands and conflicting priorities
• Time management and prioritising skills
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board (NMBA) administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio
• Demonstrated experience in interacting with patients and families

For further information about this position please contact Fergus Cameron, Director Endocrinology & Diabetes, at fergus.cameron@rch.org.au.

Please click here to view the Position Description.

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 30 March 2023