Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $115,289 - $115,289
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 15460
Registered Nurse - Family Healthcare Support
About the Role:
There is a total of 2.0 EFT available within the Family Healthcare Support team.
This role works across Family Healthcare Support, providing education and training to support workers in schools, kindergartens and in the child's home. This is a state wide program therefore regional travel will be required with adequate notice and planning. The role is a Monday to Friday position.
If an applicant is successful, this job advert may be closed earlier than stated.
You will be responsible for:
Classification for this position will be YU15 (base salary $115,289.20 per annum, plus superannuation).
What you'll achieve:
Comprehensive and systematic nursing assessment to improve the quality of nursing care
Uses a range of assessment techniques to collect relevant and accurate data
Ensure appropriate information is developed and maintained appropriately to support the delivery of community care
Provide clinical advice regarding non-urgent nursing or medical queries
Your Skills and Experience:
If this sounds like you, please click here to view the position description.
About Family Healthcare Support:
The RCH Family Healthcare Support Team provide trained workers to care for children with medical complexity at home. This provision allows parents of children who require frequent medical interventions the time to rest and attend to other responsibilities. Support shifts are provided for eligible children known to the RCH Complex Care Hub or through NDIS funding. Workers are based throughout the state of Victoria and provide care to children in their local area. This remote workforce is coordinated through a central team onsite at the RCH.
Family Healthcare shifts are provided by a trained support worker who undertakes child focused training and operates within strict parameters clearly documented in a child’s specific care manual. Workers maintain a safe environment for the children they support, delivering all care required during the shift, including identifying and responding to predictable changes in care. The service also provides training for workers in schools and kindergartens across the state.
What we Offer:
Other Requirements:
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 the Manager of Family Healthcare Support on Ph: 03 9345 5301 or Mob: 0466 561 856.
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 19 October 2026