Bed Manager - Mental Health Ward

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Date: 10 Jul 2026

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.

 

 

The Opportunity:

This is a 6 month fixed term, part time position at 32 hours per fortnight within the Royal Children's Hospital's acute adolescent ward. For more about Banksia, please see here

You will be responsible for:

  • triaging and completing assessments before admission for those referred and accepted during clinical hours (8.30am-5pm, Mon-Fri)
  • managing in-hours admissions in coordination with the Banksia interdisciplinary team
  • working closely with Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and the Emergency Department to ensure timely access to the ward
  • improving communication and support between the RCH Emergency Department and Banksia Ward.

 

Classification for this position will range from NP75 - NP77 under the relevant EBA 

 

The Impact You Will Make

You will make a meaningful impact to the RCH community through your:

  • Delivery of evidence-based assessment, support and therapy for children, young people and families
  • Promotion of a rights-based, trauma-focused model of recovery through interdepartmental collaboration and consultation
  • Contribution to a culture of open and effective communication, teamwork and lifelong learning
 

Your skills and experience: 

  • Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered through the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio (PPP)
  • Postgraduate diploma in psychiatric/mental health nursing or completion of a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program
  •  Demonstrated leadership experience 

 

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

 

What we offer: 

  • Mandatory Occupational Violence and Aggression deescalation training for all staff – because your safety is our number one priority 
  • Our RCH commitment to the early detection and mitigation of Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace  
  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500
  • Leadership that: Advocates for staff advancement 
  • Opportunities for ongoing work 
  • Discounted Private Health insurance and regular on-site seminars, health checks and wellbeing activities from Bupa 
  • On-site childcare and Infant-feeding facilities 

 

 

You may find that your experience doesn’t match every requirement listed, and that’s completely normal. If this role resonates with where you are in your career, we encourage you to apply rather than self‑select out. Your skills and perspective could be exactly what adds strength to the team.

Application Process

Select the Apply button to take you through to our application portal. Please submit

  • An up-to-date CV/Resume
  • A Cover Letter outlining how you could be a great fit

For questions please contact Dale Mcvittie, Nurse Unit Manager,  Email: dale.mcvittie@rch.org.au

 

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.