Transition Support Worker

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Fixed term - Part time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $74,448 - $82,305

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 12420

**About The Role**:
This is a part time fixed term position 0.2EFT/ 15.2 hours per fortnight with the Transition Support Service at the Department of Adolescent Medicine. You will be responsible for providing consultation, guidance, education and transition planning for RCH patients and participate in combined RCH and adult service transition clinics, research and annual events hosted by the Transition Support Service.

**What You’ll Achieve**:

- Collaborate with patients to obtain information to ensure the best (transition) outcomes for patients and their families.
- Develop comprehensive transition care plans.
- Delivery of education to staff alongside other members of the Transition Support Service team.

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Lived experience and/or years of professional experience in healthcare transition liaising and consulting with internal and external medical, nursing and allied health providers and relevant external agencies, complex problem solving and high level care planning experience
- Demonstrated experience negotiating with patients with chronic and complex healthcare needs, to obtain information and providing comprehensive support to ensure the best (transition) outcomes for patients and their families
- Demonstrated experience negotiating with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal transition outcomes for patients and their families

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

**About The Department**:
The Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is a multidisciplinary specialty department providing inpatient and outpatient care to adolescents experiencing both physical and mental health concerns. Sub-speciality teams within the Department of Adolescent Medicine include the Eating Disorders Service, the Gender Service, Transition Support Service, the Young People’s Health Service and the Chronic Illness Peer support (ChIPS) team.

**What We Offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Employee Assistance Program
- Staff immunisation
- Parkville location and close to public transport
- Discounted on-site car parking

**Other Requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- 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.

**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 fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 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** 18 December 2024