Senior Occupational Therapist

Date: 12 Oct 2025

Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

Company: theroyalch

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.

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About the Role:

This is a Permanent Full-Time position at 80 hrs per fortnight (including ADO) within the Occupational Therapy Department. This is a unique opportunity to influence and facilitate the strategic and operation direction of the Royal Children's Hospital occupational therapy service. You will oversee clinical governance and promote compliance with clinical standards.

Classification for this position will range from Grade 4 Year 1 to Grade 4 Year 4, VG14-VG17 (base salary $126,079 to $138,928 per annum, plus superannuation and higher qualification allowance).

What you'll achieve:

• Development, review and maintenance of administrative processes, communication mechanisms and service delivery consistent with the principles of continuous improvement

• Generation of innovation and healthcare initiatives that improve delivery of healthcare

• Contribution to strategic planning of the Department, that align with organisational values and strategic plan

• Strong collaborations with occupational therapists, patients and families, other RCH staff and external stakeholders

Your skills and experience:

• Clinical expertise specific to infants, children, and adolescents within the tertiary hospital setting

• Demonstrated ability to lead clinical and operational teams, promoting excellence in service delivery, continuous improvement, clinical governance and education

• Exceptional professional, interpersonal and self-reflection skills to enable effective work with people of different personalities and backgrounds

• Highly developed supervision and education skills

Please see more detail here within the position description.

About Occupational Therapy Department:

Occupational Therapy (OT) is within the Allied Health Directorate, in the Division of Ambulatory Services, and comprises of over 20 occupational therapists, who provide assessment and intervention across 3 distinct clinical streams. Led by the OT senior leadership team, the streams cover inpatient trauma, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and hand therapy; providing evidence-based care to inpatient and outpatient infants, children, adolescents, and their families. As part of a tertiary hospital, the RCH occupational therapy team collaborates with community services, universities, and other external agencies to optimise occupational outcomes and quality of life for all children.

What we offer:

• Staff Wellbeing Hub

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay

• Culture of continuous improvement

• Flexible work options available

Other requirements:

• Valid Working with Children Check

• Current National Criminal Record 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.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Annette Leong, Manager Occupational Therapy, email:

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.

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?

Applications close 20 October 2025