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.

Team Coordinator - Brimbank Melton Children's Health and Wellbeing Local (Children's Local) – Mental Health 

• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term position, full time or 0.9 negotiable until June 30,2032. Located at Sunshine, moving to Melton during 2027.

RCH mental health operates as part of a broader multidisciplinary team at the Local delivering the mental health services in the Brimbank Melton hub.  This role supports integration between secondary care and tertiary services in, allowing families to seamlessly move up and down the tiers of the system as their mental health challenges change.  The team coordinator contributes to service integration, workforce leadership, partnership development as well as operational management.

Classification for this position will range from: 

• Occupational Therapist Grade 5 Year 1 – Year 4 (AJ11-AJ14)
• Social Worker Grade 5 Year 1 – Year 4 (AJ57-AJ60)
• Speech Pathologist Grade 5 Year 1 – Year 4 (AJ20-AJ23)
• Psychologist Grade 4 Year 1 – Year 5 (PM1-PM5)

What you’ll achieve:

• Deliver the mental health model of care in the context of the broader Local model of care
• Ensure all services are delivered in accordance to relational and functional recovery principles while using evidence based interventions
• Be an active, productive and consistent part of the Local Leadership Team
• Ensure the service is delivered within the prescribed annual operational budget.  Involves invoicing for revenue, monitoring revenue and expenses, making adjustments to expenses to bring back to balance and providing explanation for budget variances
• Strengthen referral pathways and working relationships between the Local and the level 5 tertiary service, also operated by the RCH Mental Health Service 

Your skills and experience

• Clinical experience in a tertiary mental health setting, preferably working with infant and children and their families
• Experience in supervising staff and students
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and behaviours in successfully leading staff / teams and or change initiatives.

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

About the Department

The RCH mental health service works with young people 0-18 years in the West and North West.  Our community team provides evidence based recovery services to children aged between 0-11, while our acute inpatient unit provides tertiary level treatment services. We centre everything we do on the child/young person and embrace collaboration and extensive partnerships to do this.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Flexible work options available

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” 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! 

For more information about this position please contact **********@rch.org.au

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 12 August 2026