Occupational Therapist - Casual Grade 2

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

About the Role

This is a Casual role within the Acute Occupational Therapy Service, suitable for an experienced Paediatric and/or Acute Occupational Therapist who would like to make a difference to the outcomes of children. Providing flexible days/hours , we offer a unique opportunity to consolidate knowledge, skills and experience within a tertiary paediatric setting whilst balancing your own family and/or life commitments. We will work with you to ensure that your caseload aligns to your experience and clinical interests. Areas of inpatient service delivery may be mixed across orthopaedics/ surgery, acute neurosciences, general medicine and specialty medicine. Outpatient paediatric services may include specialist assessment clinics, specialist tertiary clinics and hand therapy clinics.

What you'll achieve:

• Provide age-appropriate occupational therapy assessment and intervention in accordance with best practice and prioritisation guidelines
• Work in a flexible manner and participate in other duties consistent with skill level (as allocated) to ensure adequate cover and clinical care, equitable workload distribution and equity of access to occupational therapy services
• Achieve and maintain competency in relevant skills in line with departmental requirements specific to role

Classification for this position will range from VF6-VF9 Grade 2 Year 1 to Grade 2 Year 4 (Hourly rate: $XX - $YY)

Your skills and experience:

• Recognised graduate-entry qualification in Occupational Therapy (Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate)
• Registered to practice as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Eligibility for membership with Occupational Therapy Australia
• Clinical experience and competence as an Occupational Therapist in paediatrics or an acute tertiary hospital.

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

About the Occupational Therapy department

The Occupational Therapy department is within the Ambulatory Services. We provide inpatient and outpatient services for infants, children, adolescents with a wide range of medical conditions. Our team works closely with families, carers, community services and other health care professionals to ensure the best occupational therapy outcomes for our patients

What we offer:

• Staff immunisation
• Discounted on-site car parking

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 Annette Leong, Manager Occupational Therapy Ph: 03 9345 4348 Email: annette.leong@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 17 March 2025