Area Manager Newborn Hearing Screener (Fitzroy)

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.

Area Manager, Newborn Hearing Screening

• Located in Fitzroy
• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging 
• Ongoing training and development opportunities  

About the Role:

What you’ll achieve:

• You will be responsible for managing and motivating a team of hearing screeners, ensuring high-quality performance, overseeing their recruitment, training, and development, and conducting performance reviews.
• You will play a key role in maintaining and optimising hearing screening operations, ensuring accurate data collection, report compilation, and meeting performance indicators such as screening and referral rates.
• You will build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including hospital management, midwifery, and neonatal staff, while advocating for the hearing screening program.
• You will contribute to the continuous quality improvement of the hearing screening program through regular audits, reviews, and implementing initiatives that enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.
• You will ensure that all activities comply with safety, infection control, confidentiality, and RCH policies, contributing to the hospital's commitment to high-quality care for children and families.

Your skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or significant relevant industry experience
• Experience in people management
• Experience within the paediatric environment, preferably with infants
• Proven capacity for leadership in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member
• Experience with staff recruitment and training
• Experience with database management

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

About the Department:

The Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) is dedicated to early detection of hearing loss in newborns across Victoria, ensuring timely intervention and support for affected families. Operating within the Centre for Community Child Health, the program works closely with hospitals and healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality hearing screening services, contributing to the overall health and development of infants.

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
• A current Victorian Drivers Licence, as the ability to travel between maternity hospitals is essential
• 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 Larissa Ralph, Senior Area Manager, 0401 679 113. (during business hours) on Monday to Friday.

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

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 30 July 2025