AddressThe 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.
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.
- Parkville, Melbourne location
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Best practice implementation
About the Role
This is a Fixed Term Part Time position for 8 months, at 32 hours per fortnight within the RCH Simulation Team. The position will, however, continue into the new RCH Simulation Grant as it merges with the RCH Education Hub Grant in 2025.
Responsibilities include:
- You will be responsible for promoting the delivery of Simulation training across the Melbourne Children's campus.
- You will collaborate with the simulation team to promote, develop, coordinate, facilitate, enable, and evaluate the delivery of inter-professional Paediatric Deteriorating Patient and Communication Simulation Programs for Medical, Nursing, Allied Health healthcare workers, and non-clinical staff across the Melbourne Children’s Campus, in addition to external stakeholders at healthcare centres delivering care to children across Victoria.
What you’ll achieve:
- Promote the use of simulation as an educational tool for health professionals
- Assist in the development and facilitation of interprofessional education through simulation training
- Coordinate and support major phases of simulation training programs
- Demonstrate an understanding of the accreditation process and work towards improving standard
Classification for this position will be ZA7-ZA8 (base salary$119,324 per annum, plus superannuation)
Your skills and experience:
- Relevant experience developing and delivering interprofessional simulation training
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously in project management
- Proven ability and skills to build collaborative relationships and work effectively in an interprofessional team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with health professionals at clinical and executive level
- Demonstrated ability to identify education and developmental needs of staff
- Demonstrated flexibility in responding to the education needs of staff
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to be innovative, resourceful and adaptive to change
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement
- Relevant computer and simulation technology skills
To view the Position Description, please click here.
About Simulation
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Simulation Program is an educational initiative aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge, communication and teamwork. The program caters to a diverse range of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, allied health practitioners, and support staff.
The program utilises simulation-based training methods to provide a realistic and immersive learning environment for healthcare providers and offers a wide range of simulation activities, including high-fidelity communication and deteriorating patient simulations, procedural skills training, and team training to facilitate expert clinicians to work within high functioning teams.
What we offer:
- Parkville location and close to public transport
- Culture of continuous improvement
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 addressing the requirements listed in the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly! For more information about this position please contact Dr Jenni Sokol Ph:0393456*** Email: ***********@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 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 fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 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
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 11 April 2024
