Work Type: Part-time
Salary: $172,884 - $172,884
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 14774
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
The Deputy Director of Psychology (Neuropsychology) is Grade 5 senior clinician who plays a key role in the leadership of the discipline of Psychology at RCH. This role provides a professional reporting line for psychologists at RCH, with an emphasis on psychologists engaged in neuropsychological practice, and psychologists primarily engaged in identification and management of learning and developmental differences. The Deputy Director of Psychology roles act as a resource to all of RCH with respect to psychological practice, capacity building of the psychology workforce, and representation of RCH psychology staff. This role supports an integrated approach to high quality and efficient delivery of services.
The Deputy Director of Psychology (Neuropsychology) holds operational responsibility for the Neuropsychology Team in the Psychology department, and is an integral part of the leadership of the discipline of psychology at RCH.
This position is 0.7 FTE, and the successful candidate must be available to work on Mondays and Fridays as part of their regular schedule.
Your Skills and Experience
About the department
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) employs over 100 psychologists working across a range of inpatient and outpatient services including mental health, medical teams, and allied health. The Psychology department provides clinical services, clinical governance, and educational and professional leadership to psychologists across all teams and specialities.
The Psychology department also provides clinical services for children and young people aged 0-18 years, and their families and carers, where the child or young person has a medical condition for which they receive regular medical care at RCH. The Clinical Psychology Team provides psychological assessment and management for psychological distress related to the medical condition. The Clinical Neuropsychology Team provides services for patients who have medical conditions with the potential to impact brain functioning and brain development.
The department’s Psychology Education Team coordinates psychology education across RCH, as well as the provisional psychologist program and the psychology registrar education program.
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 29/05/2026