Team Leader Abortion

• Full time, (1.0 FTE), ongoing
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available
• $104,135 - $118,981 + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women's Hospital is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Royal Women's Hospital provides abortion as part of its public health responsibility to provide safe health care to Victorian people. The Abortion and Contraception team is part of the Social Work Department and provides an intake service for pregnant people who are seeking an abortion. The social workers provide telephone and face-to-face pregnancy decision-making support, pregnancy options counselling, advocacy, information and referral to appropriate community services for these patients who have complex needs and social situations.

About the role

This is a Team Leader role, and the position is a combination of clinical & leadership to a small team of social workers. You will manage and support the clinical operations of the Abortion Service in addition to supporting and leading staff. You will undertake direct clinical practice to people who are seeking abortion and contraception. This role is ideal for someone looking to showcase their leadership while remaining engaged in hands on clinical work.

A regular day will see you:

• Undertake direct clinical practice including participation in the intake service and provision of short-term options and post termination counselling

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

• Provide professional supervision to team members including training and professional development

About you

We are seeking someone with strong communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated knowledge of abortion care, an understanding of trauma informed care

You'll bring with you:

• 7 + years of clinical experience preferably in the health sector
• High level theoretical understanding and an intersectional approach to your clinical practice in relation to working with victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault and knowledge of working with complex trauma

• Proven ability to lead teams, manage change, and develop innovative models of care

• Demonstrated experience working with high risk and complex patients

• Motivated, customer-focused, collaborative team player with high professional standards
• Skills and experience 4 (keep this list to 4 - 6 essential selection criteria)

Our benefits

At the Women's you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADO's and purchased leave options

Inclusion and belonging

The Women's celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Join us

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check. Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Dimitria Katsikis on or

Application closing date: 1 December 2025