Pathology Relationship Manager

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.

• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Open to Medical Scientists, Nursing or Administration Personelle

About the Role:

This is a Full-Time Fixed Term Contract until end of June 2026. The Pathology Relationship Manager is a newly created role within Division of Ambulatory Services. This role will work closely with the Executive Director of Ambulatory Services & Chief Allied Health Officer (EDAS/CAHO) to support the establishment and integration of the new public pathology entity at Royal Children's Hospital. The role will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships between RCH's clinical stakeholders and PNW by acting as a key point of contact for all pathology-related needs. The Pathology Relationship Manager will play a crucial role in monitoring service quality and compliance with the service level agreement through analysing performance data.

Classification for this position Medical Scientist RY9-RZ3 ($108,820 - $123,905 pro-rata) or Clinical Liaison Nurse RN44 CAPR 4.2 ($128,268) or Administration Officer AO61-AO66 ($110,479 - $111,051.2).

What you'll achieve:

• Get to work with RCH clinical departments and PNW to identify opportunities for innovation and ensure pathology services are meeting current and emerging clinical needs for patients of RCH
• Oversee monitoring of clinical quality and safety metrics to enhance clinical governance and care at RCH
• Become a strong collaborator by establish and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Oversee and manage change to clinical care pathways that may occur during and/or after the transition of service to the entity in collaboration with RCH executive team and Pathology Network West
• Provide oversight and support of the technology transition requirements from current to future state

Your skills and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in medical sciences, nursing or equivalent professional/business with several years’ experience in health services
• An understanding of pathology operations and service
• Experience in an acute health service setting and proven ability to manage and lead change effectively within a large complex health service
• Demonstrated experience in project management and implementation including development of strategic initiatives, monitoring project plans and performance, reporting, issue and risk management.

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

About the Pathology Network West (PNW) Department:

The Pathology Network West (working title) Program is an exciting transformation program spanning four health services of the Parkville Precinct: The Royal Women’s Hospital, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital, and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. This strategic program will amalgamate the pathology services within the Parkville Precinct forming a new public pathology entity that will provide world-class, research-led public pathology services. Pathology services in the Precinct provide essential services for patients, and insightful and timely advice for clinicians. The vision of the PNW program is to provide more equitable access to larger better equipped pathology services and specialised testing expertise, helping more patients to benefit from research-driven outcomes.

What we offer:

• Salay-Packaging benefits
• Early Learning Centre childcare
• 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
• A current, full driver's licence for the State of Victoria
• 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 as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Doug McCaskie, Executive Director Ambulatory Services at doug.mccaskie@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 14 April 2025