Workforce Development Officer

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:

Are you a Senior Allied Health Clinician with experience in clinical education and supervision looking to make a significant impact to workforce development and sustainability? Join SASH’s Workforce Development team in a full time, ongoing capacity at 80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of SASH’s orientation program of new staff, its ongoing credentialing and capability frameworks and a new graduate program for entry level sexual assault clinicians. Reporting to the Workforce and Service Development Lead, you will also work closely with SASH Clinical Managers to support the development of clinicians in delivering high-quality evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children who have experienced sexual harm and their families. The role will co-work cases with developing clinicians, provide clinical supervision in line with SASH’s supervision policy and will deliver and source education and outcomes-focused learning and skill development for new graduate clinicians. This role also requires you to participate in the after-hours sexual assault crisis response roster.  

What you’ll achieve:

• Provision of advanced practice, evidence-based assessment and therapeutic interventions to children and young people from a trauma focused model of recovery
• Professional development and wellbeing of clinicians by providing specialist sexual assault clinical supervision, mentoring and support
• Contribution to the implementation of a robust credentialing, capability and professional development framework to support clinical excellent and workforce sustainability

Classification for this position is:

• Psychologist Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (PL1 – PL4)
• Social Worker Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (SC31 – SC34)
• Occupational Therapist Grade 3 Year 1 to Year 4 (VG3 – VG6)
• Other relevant discipline

Your skills and experience:

• Recognised qualification in relevant discipline and current registration with relevant AHPRA Board and/or eligibility for membership with professional body
• Experience in the provision of clinical supervision 
• Experience in developing, delivering and evaluating education/training programs for clinical staff, interns and/or students

If this sounds like you, or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.

About SASH:

SASH is a Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA) - a specialist sexual assault service, based at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

SASH provides:

1. Sexual Assault Crisis Response ​for children following sexual harm (recent experience or disclosure) and their families. This support is face-to-face and provided 24/7 at the RCH
2. Counselling ​for children living in metro west Melbourne who have experienced sexual harm or engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and their families
3. Consultation and professional education to enhance capacity, confidence and capability in the community for the safety, rights and recovery of children after sexual harm

What we offer:

• Best practice implementation
• Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum!
• Looking for a new set of wheels to get you to the office? We offer Novated Leases through our partnership with SmartSalary
• Workplace culture of continuous improvement, support and training
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Support for working mothers including two on-site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities 
• Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
• Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
• Retail discounts & more!

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
• Participation in the after-hours crisis care on-call roster

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 Fran Hardcastle, Workforce and Service Development Lead via phone: 0435260947 OR email: fran.hardcastle@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 staff benefits such as 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 18 May 2026.