Carer, Lived Experience, Discipline, Senior

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.

Carer Lived Experience Discipline Senior:

Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
Flexible work options available
Employment type, Permanent, Part Time

About the Role:

This is a Permanent, Part Time position at 30.40 per fortnight within the Mental Health Department.

You will be responsible for:

The Carer Lived Experience Discipline Senior will lead, support and develop the current Carer lived experience workforce within the Royal Children's Hospital the Mental Health Department. This position will report to the Operations Manager.

Classification for this position will range from Level 4, Year 1 - Level 4, Year 4

What you'll achieve:

Provide advocacy for the Carer lived experience workforce within the Mental Health Department, including attendance at the discipline senior meetings and other internal stakeholder meetings
Actively participate in operational supervision and discipline specific supervision
Coordinate Carer lived experience workforce projects (e.g., centralisation of Carer lived experience workforce resources, Carer lived experience workforce orientation to the Department etc)

Your skills and experience:

Extensive experience working as a Lived Experience Worker.
Relevant job qualifications or the willingness to complete such training (i.e., Intentional Peer
Support, Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work) Completion of carer supervision training (or willingness to complete such training)
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department:

The RCH Mental Health Department currently employs family carer peer support workers ("peer support workers") embedded within several of its' treatment teams: the Banksia inpatient unit, the Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE) Program, and three multidisciplinary community teams currently based in Travancore, St Albans and Wyndham. In addition, the carer lived experience team also includes a Carer Consultant who works across the Mental Health Department

What we offer:

Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
Employee Assistance Program

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.