Team Leader

Why Join RMH?

• Multiple opportunities available
• Join a value driven organisation - people first, lead with kindness and achieving excellence together
• Generous salary packaging, 5 weeks annual leave, monthly ADO

About the role

Join the Aged Care Assessment (ACA) team at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Royal Park campus, and help shape quality aged care services for older Australians across Melbourne’s Northern and Western Metropolitan regions.

As a Team Leader, you will provide operational and clinical leadership to an interdisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical assessors, supporting the delivery of high-quality triage, assessment, care planning, delegation, training and quality activities.

You will lead a portfolio across areas such as intake, assessment delivery, support plan reviews, training or quality, while providing clinical guidance for complex assessments and supporting team performance. You will also maintain a hands-on clinical component, contributing to triage, delegation and assessment activities.

This is an opportunity to combine people leadership, clinical expertise and service improvement while supporting older Australians to access the care and services they need.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the interdisciplinary workforce of clinical and non-clinical assessors to deliver the range of assessment functions including Triage, Assessment, Care planning, Delegation, Training and Quality
• Portfolios include intake, assessment delivery, support plan review, and training and quality.
• Support team members to manage complex assessments
• Participate in direct care delivery including triage, delegation, reviews and assessment tasks

About You

You are an experienced health professional and people leader who offers:

• Relevant Allied Health, Nursing or related qualification aligned with Commonwealth guidelines.
• Training qualification, such as Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or higher.
• Minimum five years’ clinical experience, including aged care assessment, intake, triage, delegation and reviews.
• Experience leading community teams, managing performance and building workforce capability.
• Strong clinical, communication and digital skills, with a person-centred approach.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful WorkMake a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career GrowthAccess learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & BelongingJoin in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• InnovationHelp shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class ExcellenceWork alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefitsSalary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).

• Work in the Parkville PrecinctWork in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.