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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.
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RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
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Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
Challenging and rewarding work environment * Friendly and dynamic team
About the Role:
This is a Fixed Term Full Time position for approximately 2.5 years within the Corporate Communications Division to align with the period of project funding.
You will lead a small, action-oriented team responsible for creating, managing and sharing health and wellbeing content for parents and young people. This role is responsible for providing strategic and tactical communications advice to internal stakeholders, developing engaging digital communications campaigns and content, content governance, leading stakeholder engagement with consumers and clinicians, social media and media management, and protecting and enhancing the reputation of the RCH.
What you'll achieve:
- Lead a small, dedicated team to promote the RCH as a trusted and authoritative voice in the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Health Literacy Communications Plan (including content, media and social media to support both the National Child Health Poll and Kids Health Info) that aligns with the strategic priorities, needs and role of the RCH.
- Develop new social media channels for young people, manage the planning, development and delivery.
- Develop an RCH Content Governance Framework for all Health Literacy content to ensure content is accurate, evidence-based and up to date.
- Tertiary qualifications in communications, journalism, public relations or a related field
- Specialised knowledge and many years' experience across many disciplines
- Seven years' experience in communications, content development and/or health promotion and managing teams within a large and complex organisation
- Demonstrated ability to engage and build strong relationships with national, state and local media and generate proactive media coverage
- Demonstrated ability to find interesting stories and create engaging content
- Proven success in the development, implementation and evaluation of digital communications
About the Department:
RCH Health Literacy Project expands on the insights uncovered by the National Child Health Poll (NCHP) and the unrivalled reach of Kids Health Info (KHI), to generate new, engaging and inclusive digital and social media health communications with and for young people and their parents and carers - empowering people in the community to stay healthy and well.
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 as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position please contact Anthea Rhodes, Director Health Literacy, ph 93456748 anthea.rhodes@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 2 April 2024
