Manager Emergency Management and Business Continuity

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.

• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
• Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role

This is a Permanent Full-Time position at 80 Hours per fortnight within Emergency Management.

Reporting to the Chief of Critical Care, this role will execute the emergency management procedures & work closely with relevant departments to ensure that the procedures are effectively carried out.  Together with other tenants, this role will manage the emergency management requirements for RCH which include but not limited to training, supporting, reviewing & guiding RCH in relation to emergency management & planning. This role will lead restorative reviews post incident. This role will lead the development and integration of business continuity plans and organisation wide disaster management plans. This role will assist and coordinate the Hospital Incident Management Team.

Classification for this position will range from Grade 7 Level 1 (AO71) – Grade 7 Level 5 (AO75) (FTE base salary $111,103.2 to $121,274.4 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

• Lead restorative reviews completed by the EM & BC team of all non-clinical emergencies in accordance with the Hospitals Restorative Review process.
• Lead RCH staff in relation to emergency management and business continuity requirements to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and Standards.
• Participate in Emergency Management Working Group and any other Hospital committee and working group as determined by the relevant committee’s terms of reference.
• Oversee RCH training and education, ensuring compliance with the Australian Standards AS3745; AS4083 and AS5050.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of organisation wide business continuity plans to ensure plans are in place to continue operations in the event of a disruption.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in health, emergency management or business-related field with 4-6 relevant industry experience.
• Experience in Emergency Management and/or business continuity experience in a complex and multi-sited operational environment
• Proven experience in a leadership position and experience working as a senior team member
• Demonstrate experience in helipad management
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders

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

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

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!

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: 1 October 2025