Office Coordinator

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.

• Full time | 80 hours of work per fortnight
• Ongoing opportunity
• AO31 to AO35 as per Award 10 Managers and Administration Officers ($77,426.44 - $85,597.72  per annum plus super)
• Applications Close 06 October 2026 - please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications

The Opportunity

The Office Coordinator provides administrative, operational, financial and workforce support to ensure the efficient functioning of the RCH Department of Ophthalmology.

Your daily tasks may include a combination of:

• Administrative support and data input
• Providing quality customer service to patients, families, the clinical team and external stakeholders
• Recruitment, onboarding, and workforce administration
• Manage departmental financial activities, including invoices, payments, and reimbursements.
• Departmental operations and event coordination

If you are interested in finding out more about the department, click here Ophthalmology : About Ophthalmology

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team.
• Excellent computer knowledge in advanced Microsoft Office Skills (word, excel and PowerPoint), email and Internet usage.
• Experience in continuous improvement.
• An understanding of the healthcare sector
• Experience with report writing

For the full position description please see here

What You’ll Get in Return

• Monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO) – 12 additional Leave days per year
• NFP Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by $11,500 per year
• Access to Novated Leases through our partner, Smart Leasing
• Open-plan office promoting an agile working environment and culture of collaboration
• Help when you need it most! Counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge

Application Process

You may find that your experience doesn’t match every requirement listed, and that’s completely normal. If this role resonates with where you are in your career, we encourage you to apply rather than self-select out. Your skills and perspective could be exactly what adds strength to the team.

Select the Apply button to take you through to our application portal. Please submit

• An up-to-date CV/Resume
• A Cover Letter outlining how you could be a great fit