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.
Grade 3 Occupational Therapist – Stream Leader, Neurodevelopment, Ambulatory Services & Medical Specialties
Do you have established clinical expertise in providing neurodevelopmental occupational therapy services and a passion for making a difference for the children and families at RCH? Would you like to join our Occupational Therapy Senior Leadership team and provide clinical leadership and coordination to the Neurodevelopmental, Ambulatory and Medical specialities stream?
A full-time position at 80 hours per fortnight, for a Fixed Term until 5th November 2027 as Stream Leader for the Neurodevelopment, Ambulatory Services & Medical Specialties. Working at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work alongside children and their families during pivotal life phases. You will be part of the RCH Occupational Therapy Senior Leadership Team; providing clinical leadership and coordination for Occupational Therapy, as well as holding a senior clinician clinical caseload specific to the stream of Neurodevelopment, Ambulatory Services & Medical Specialties. This stream provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services across General Medicine, Neurosciences, Neonates, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Oncology, Respiratory, Hospital in the Home, Post Acute Care and Complex Care. In this role you will work together with families to enhance neurodevelopment and quality of life, and facilitate appropriate discharge from the acute setting ( including successful transitions to sustainable, home-based care). You will facilitate participation and developmental opportunities for infants and children during long-stay admissions in the acute setting, or in consultative outpatient assessment clinics. You will work within a highly skilled team of specialty paediatric clinicians in our acute occupational therapy department.
Classification for this position will range from VG3 (Grade 3, Year 1) to VG6 (Grade 3, Year 4), base salary $104,135.20-$118,981.20, plus superannuation, plus with the added option of NFP salary packaging.
What You'll Achieve:
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The Occupational Therapy department is within the Division of Allied and Digital Health. We provide inpatient and outpatient services for infants, children, and adolescents with a wide range of medical conditions. Our team works closely with families, carers, community services and other health care professionals to ensure the best occupational therapy outcomes for our patients.
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 Annette Leong, Manager Occupational Therapy via ph: 03 9345 4348 OR email: annette.leong@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?
Applications close: 18 September 2026.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
