Team Lead Digital Innovation
Date: 17 Jul 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.
About the Role
This is a 7 Month Fixed Term Full Time position within the Digital Innovation team as a parental leave cover. As the Lead, Digital Innovation, you will work with teams across the Digital portfolio, across the Parkville EMR as well as clinical areas of the RCH.
As the Lead Digital Innovation, you will be responsible for overseeing the backlog and pipeline of initiatives and enhancement that support the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) roadmap and other digital health initiatives. You will also analyse our delivery and prioritisation processes and implement improvements together with the Director and the team. In addition you will provide leadership to our Digital Innovation analyst team.
This senior position reports to the Director, Digital Innovation and will collaborate with them on innovation strategy, work priorities across the Digital Innovation team as well as resolution and escalation of issues.
Your skills and experience
- A degree, professional or postgraduate qualification or work experience with several years’ experience.
- Extensive experience working with and developing solutions for an EMR
- Experience managing a product backlog and delivering effective prioritisation of initiatives
- Demonstrable ability to develop and deliver effective working relationships with colleagues across clinical areas and the wider business.
- Substantial experience managing stakeholders at different levels within an organisation with the ability to listen and understand, build trust, establish relationships, negotiate and influence outcomes.
- Proven track record of strategic business engagement involving complex IT and business change projects from conception to delivery applying a variety of analysis and modelling techniques.
- Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations.
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
What we offer:
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Discounted on-site car parking
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 fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 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 31 July 2025