Parkville EMR Senior Business Manager

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.

• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging.
• Full time Fixed term role until October 2026  
• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital

About the Role:

This is a fixed term position at 80 hours per fortnight within the Parkville Electronic Medical Record (EMR) team.

You will be responsible for the financial management of the EMR service including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, performing monthly reviews and supporting the Parkville EMR senior management team. This role also involves working within the Parkville EMR Governance Framework to support financial and operational decision-making across the precinct.  

Classification for this position will range from Grade 8 Year 1(AO81) – Grade 8 Year 5 (AO85) (FTE base salary $121,274.40 to $133,842.80 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

• Leading joint budgeting processes for the EMR across the precinct, overseeing cost recovery frameworks, managing shared contracts, and driving financial alignment across service delivery areas.

• Coordinate and action finance activities and plans for the Parkville EMR service;

Your skills and experience:

• CA/CPA qualified management accountant;

• Meticulous organisational skills, with a proven ability to prioritise work and attention to detail;
• Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills to identify trends and anomalies
• Ability to achieve work deadlines, prioritise workload and competing demands;
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cost-sharing and funding arrangements across multiple stakeholders, with the proven capability to communicate effectively to non-finance audiences, simplifying complex concepts and fostering informed decision-making.

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

About Parkville Electronic Medical Record (EMR):

The Parkville EMR is a digital partnership between The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac), The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and The Royal Women's Hospital (RWH) and Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS). The Parkville EMR team (employed by RCH) maintains, operates, and optimises the Parkville EMR service for the benefit of all 5 health services. The Parkville precinct partners are committed to continuing the success of the EMR to deliver the vision as a world class EMR, shared with patients, to support the delivery of safe, high quality and seamless healthcare across Parkville and improve health outcomes for all Victorians. 

What we offer:

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Parkville location and close to public transport

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 Matthew on Email: matt.thatcher@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: 14 September 2025