Social Worker - Complex Care Hub (Grade 2)
Date: 8 Dec 2025
Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU
Company: theroyalch
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.
- Provide high quality, evidenced based clinical care to children and families presenting with a broad range of complex medical and psychosocial needs
- Engage in quality improvement, research & evaluation projects to enhance existing Social Work, Allied Health services and materials provided to patients and families
- Promote and develop partnerships with other health care and community providers / Social Work networks
- Eligibility for membership of AASW and meet AASW CPE accreditation standards
- Clinical experience recognised in closely related field of practice
- Demonstrated capacity to respond to vulnerable children, trauma and bereavement
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of disability services and the NDIS
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and effectively articulate the social work role
- A strong understanding of community resources and legislation relevant to children and families
- Current Full Victorian Drivers Licence
The Royal Children’s Complex Care Hub is an interdisciplinary service that has been established to lead and coordinate the health care experiences for complex patients and their families. Patients with complex needs frequently require multiple teams, advanced technology and medical equipment to support their care needs, both within the hospital and at home. As an integral part of the Royal Children’s Complex Care Hub, the role of the social worker is to deliver and improve service provision for children with complex needs and their families and to initiate strategies to better supports their care and treatment. The social worker will work in partnerships with families of children with complex care needs, and work in close liaison with other service providers both within the hospital and the community.
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Professional development and special events
- Culture of continuous improvement
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Current Full Victorian Drivers Licence
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 23 December, 2025.