Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $126,079 - $138,928
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 14632
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
This is a fixed-term part-time position to cover Parental Leave until May 2027 at 30.4 hours/0.4 FTE per fortnight within the Physiotherapy Department.
You will be working within the neurosciences stream, where the current clinical vacancy exists within the areas of neurosurgery and neuro-oncology. Some changes in clinical area allocation may occur to achieve best fit across the stream. If you would like to further discuss the potential clinical area allocations, we encourage you to make contact prior to submitting your application. All staff within the neurosciences stream are involved in working across other areas of the stream at times, including acute respiratory, neuromuscular weakness, brain injury, epilepsy, neonatal care, neurosurgery, neurology, developmental care, neural tube defects, bone health, plagiocephaly, aquatic therapy and concussion management. Service delivery within other Physiotherapy streams may be required to meet workforce demands as directed by the manager. You will also job-share the team leader role for the neurosciences team. Within this role you will be responsible for strong clinical and professional leadership of the neurosciences team, as well as informing strategic and service planning processes within the department.
Classification for this position will range from Grade 4 Year 1 to Grade 4 Year 4, VB24-VB27 (FTE base salary $126,079 to $138,928 FTE per annum, plus superannuation).
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Your skills and experience:
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About the Department
The Physiotherapy Department is a vibrant community of individuals who share a commitment to ongoing learning and partnering with families in the provisoin of evidence-based care. The department also embodies the RCH Compact pledge that 'we do better work caring for children and families when we also care for each other'.
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Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and 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 Fiona Fenton, Manager of Physiotherapy Ph: 0403 130 342 Email: [email protected]
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 11 May 2026