Piper Patient Transport Officer

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Fixed term - Part time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $1,413 - $1,413

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 12670

**Patient Transport Officer**

This is a Fixed Term Part Time (parental leave replacement) position for 10 months, up to 28.5 hours a fortnight.

**About the Role**

The PIPER Patient Transport Officer plays a vital role in ensuring that the non-Emergency teams and patients can quickly and safely be transferred between hospitals. The PIPER Patient Transport Officer has responsibility for safely transporting the teams and newborn patients in purpose built vehicles. In addition, it is expected that they will assist the teams in carrying out their tasks and maintain the vehicles to appropriate standards. They may also be required to assist with emergency transports if required

**About the Department**

PIPER improves health outcomes for newborn babies, children and women by providing emergency consultation and medical retrieval services for babies, infants, children and adolescents, and high risk pregnant women.

In addition PIPER’s statewide role includes coordinating NICU/PICU and maternity bed utilisation, collaboration with key stakeholders in the planning and implementation of strategies to improve neonatal, paediatric and maternity services in Victoria, and supporting clinicians through outreach education programs focussed on the non-tertiary health services who refer to PIPER.

**What you’ll achieve**:

- Being part of a dedicated and successful team
- Being able to assist babies and their familites to be closer to home
- Safely transferring small fragile babies around the state.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport or equivalent qualifications
- A current, valid full drivers’ licence for the State of Victoria which is appropriate for the type of vehicle being driven, and comply with any restrictions on their licence (e.g. wearing glasses) while undertaking hospital duties
- Previous Ambulance driving experience or similar.

**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” procedures

**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.

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

**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.
- 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?**
- Applications close **4 February 2025