Clinical Educator Occupational Therapy

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.

Clinical Educator - Occupational Therapy (Mental Health)

• Part-time, ongoing 0.4 EFT - 30.4 hours per fortnight

• This position will be expected to work across mutliple sites

About the Role:

You will be responsible for providing clinical education and professional development to all Mental Health Clinicians with an Occupational Therapy background with a particular focus on supporting Grade 1 clinicians in the service. You will foster skill development in assessment, therapy and case management for consumers aged 0–11-year-old and their families who are receiving care in one of the tertiary level teams or at the Brimbank Melton Infant, Child and Family Health and Wellbeing Local. You will also model and support the provision of discipline specific Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions offered in the department.  

More broadly you will form part of the department’s training and development team along with clinical educators from other disciplines to coordinate and contribute to the service’s professional development needs and activities.  

Classification for this position:  

 Grade 4 Clinical Educator (YB28)   

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Demonstrated clinical skills and significant experience in the provision of effective and efficient care in a Child and Adolescent/Youth Mental Health Service  

• Demonstrated experience in leadership and professional supervision of Occupational Therapy clinicians and students   

• A commitment and evidence of evidence-based practice and continuing professional development including an ability to find and apply evidence in decision-making   

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills  

• Publication experience in peer reviewed journals and at relevant conferences 

• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of legal obligations when working in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service context in Victoria  

Your skills and experience: 

Essential:

• Hold an OT degree qualification or equivalent from an accredited course / university
• Be registered with AHPRA and as such have satisfied the requirements of continuing professional development and recency of practice
• Uphold the Code of Ethics, OT Australia

Desirable:

• Minimum 10 years post-graduate experience in health or related field
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and behaviours in successfully leading staff/teams and/or change initiatives through project work 
• Completion of the Developmental Psychiatry Course (DPC) and/or post-graduate training in Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health 

About the Department

RCH Mental Health is a Level 5 tertiary Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and comprises community and hospital-based services. This includes an Intake and Assessment Team, Adolescent Inpatient Unit and various specialist teams based at Parkville and three interdisciplinary outpatient teams located at Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing.  We also service the Brimbank Melton Infant, Child and Family Health and Wellbeing Local which is a Level 4 service that works in conjunction with partner agencies in their locality. 

 Watch our Mental Health careers video here 

For more information about our Mental Health career pathway click here 

What we offer: 

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!  

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities 

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 Sara Tatlow, Operations Manager on 03 9345 7068 or sara.tatlow@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 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 11 June 2025