Team Leader - Recruitment & Contracting

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.

Team Leader - Medical Workforce Recruitment & Contracting

About the Role

This is a full-time position within the Medical Workforce Unit – pelase note, applications at 0.8-1.0 FTE will be considered.

You will be responsible for providing leadership for the Medical Workforce HR Advisor team and the coordination and delivery of end-to-end recruitment functions (selection, recruitment, credentialing, contracting and onboarding) for junior medical staff within defined clinical units at the RCH.

What you’ll achieve:

• Provide leadership for the Medical Workforce - Recruitment and Contracting stream to ensure optimal team performance, delivery of the unit’s workplan and a strong customer service focus. 
• Provide supervision to individual Medical Workforce HR Advisors to optimise individual skill development and work performance, and monitor and adjust workload allocations. 
• Liaise with clinical units regarding annual recruitment cycles and workforce requirements to support planning and resource allocation. 
• Provide direction, support and education to individual clinical units for job requisition and candidate selection processes to ensure good governance and appropriate delegation of authority for appointment decisions.
• Oversee administrative arrangements for bulk recruitment cycles.

Classification for this position will range from AO51 – AO55 classification codes (base salary $90,672 to $100,599 per annum, plus superannuation)

Your skills and experience:

• Recognised undergraduate/graduate-entry or postgraduate qualification in human resources management, industrial relations or equivalent OR 4-6 years recognised industry experience
• Demonstrated experience in working as a human resources advisor/practitioner within a hospital or healthcare setting, including an understanding of industrial and legal instruments pertaining to professional-level health workforces
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and the ability to manage individual and team-level performance 
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution skills 
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise own and team-level workloads, and achieve key deliverables within specified timelines 
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders 

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

About the Medical Workforce Unit

The Medical Workforce Unit oversees the centralised recruitment, onboarding and coordination of junior medical staff (JMS)/paediatric trainees, working both on-site at RCH and rotating through various external Victorian secondment sites.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Employee Assistance Program

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!

For more information about this position please contact Sharon Downie, Director – Medical Workforce (Strategy & Operations), Ph: 03 9365 6049, Email: sharon.downie@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 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 03 May 2024