Grade 2 Social Worker - Social Work Department

3 days per week [Part time, fixed-term role until 21/02/2022]

The Royal Women’s Hospital

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Social Work Department:

Social Work at the Women’s aims to improve the health and well-being of women and babies attending the Women’s. Social Work embraces a view of women's health that is holistic and considers women’s social, physical, emotional and cultural well-being.  Our social workers offer support to women through their maternity, neonatal, gynaecological and oncology experiences and provide advocacy, counselling, support and information for women in response to health and social needs.

Position Purpose:

This fixed-term, full-time position provides an experienced Grade 2 Social Worker with unique opportunities to further develop their skills in women's health across a range of clinical areas within the hospital.

Through excellent supervision and support, the successful applicant will provide holistic care to patients, including providing a response to urgent referrals across the hospital, undertaking risk and needs assessments with vulnerable women and children, managing a small case load, supporting discharge planning, liaising with other healthcare care providers and reflecting on practice.

The role is focused on clinical service provision, but encompasses non clinical tasks such as contributing to programme and guidelines development, research, student and professional education, community liaison and the promotion of the service.

Your contribution:

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Provide a high quality evidence-based social work service to the patients of the Women’s, including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison and referral, case management and discharge planning
• Ensure prompt assessment of urgent patient referrals, including the emergency department
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women and their families
• Participate in the weekend/public holiday on-call roster
• Provide supervision to Grade 1 Social Workers and Social Work students

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Social Work as well as meeting eligibility requirements for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Demonstrate a theoretical understanding and an intersectional approach to your clinical practice in relation to working with victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault and knowledge of working with complex trauma and the child protection system
• Demonstrated knowledge in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison and referral, case management and discharge planning
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and ability to establish and maintain functional networks with a wide variety of health personnel and with other service providers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage a demanding workload, and effectively prioritise tasks, seeking guidance and support as appropriate
• Skills in Microsoft Office suite of programs

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters.

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Exciting opportunity to join one of Australia’s most loved and trusted public hospitals committed to health equity for all women.

Digital Content Lead

Employer: The Royal Women’s Hospital

Work Type/s: Contract, Full Time (monthly ADO)

Classification/s: Communications and Marketing; Information Technology & Digital; Media and Arts; Women’s Organisations & Services; Advocacy and Campaigns; Health Care and Allied Health; Health Promotion

Sector/s: Not For Profit 

Location: Melbourne

Job posted on: 20 January

Applications close: 8 February

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s most loved and trusted public hospitals
• Utilise your digital expertise in this strategic and creative role
• Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Biomedical Precinct, Wurundjeri / Boonwurrung Country, Parkville (and from home)
• Monthly Accrued Days Off (ADOs) available

Founded in 1856 as a place where disadvantaged women could give birth safely and receive proper medical care, the Royal Women’s Hospital is among the oldest and most distinguished women’s hospitals in the world.

The Women’s continues to lead the way in women’s and newborn healthcare – delivering specialist maternity, neonatal, gynaecology, oncology, reproductive and sexual health services to women in Melbourne, as well as those with complex needs from across Victoria and Australia.

It is also a leader and advocate in areas of women’s health that have long been overlooked or stigmatised – abortion, endometriosis, family violence, female genital mutilation, menopause, mental health disorders, sexual assault and substance use in pregnancy.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of the Digital Content Lead is to enhance and broaden the positive work of the Women’s through its online presence, utilising the Women’s own website, social media channels and email marketing as well as third-party digital marketing platforms.

Reporting to the External Communications Manager and working with the Web Communications Coordinator (0.4), the wider Communications team and stakeholders across the hospital, the Digital Content Lead develops and implements strategies to enhance positive engagement with the Women’s and continually improve user experience. The role also leads the creation of engaging content for the Women’s website and other digital channels.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in communications, marketing or related discipline
• Substantial experience in a digital marketing or communications role
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with substantial experience producing engaging content for a variety of digital channels
• Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders to deliver high quality digital projects; using analytics and insights to drive digital engagement; and improving user experience
• Experience managing initiatives from development to delivery
• Strong team approach and proven track record collaborating with stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds to achieve joint goals
• Previous experience using and/or managing Content Management Systems, email marketing tools, analytics tools, and Adobe Creative Suite programs.
• Previous experience in the health or not for profit sector (desirable)
• Previous experience working on website redevelopments (desirable).

READY TO MAKE THE MOVE?

The Women’s offers a wide range of staff benefits including salary packaging, health programs, an employee assistance scheme and on-site childcare facilities.

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Integration Analyst (3 Positions)

Fixed Term – 12 months

38 Hours per week

The Women’s is Australia’s leading independent specialist hospital for women dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women of all ages and cultures, and new born babies. The Women’s is recognised as a leader in its field, with expertise in maternity services and the care of newborn babies, gynaecology, assisted reproduction, women’s health and cancer services.

Melbourne Health (MH), The Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) have partnered together to deliver a Connecting Care Program (CCP). The CCP delivered the expansion of the successful Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) across the four health services.  The CCP also delivered new interfaces into a centralised Parkville Precinct Integration Engine (PPIE) - Rhapsody.  An enabling services program has been established to support the CCP which includes supporting and migrating interfaces from existing integration engine (JCAPS) to PPIE. This role will be employed by RWH but will be accountable to a joint precinct governance structure across the Parkville Precinct.

The duties of the successful candidate will include:-

·         Analysis and documentation of HL7 message contents and the variance between Electronic Medical Record HL7 messages.

·         Document current state and future state integration and data flow architecture across PPHS.

·         Design and optimise data and messaging architecture.

·         Develop detailed plan and technical resourcing requirements to convert required PPHS HL7 messages in JCAPS integration engines to Rhapsody integration engine.

Selection criteria will be based on:-

·         Experience in the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of EMR and associated HL7 interfaces with adherence to standards and procedures

·         Ability to investigate and resolve problems within JCAPS, Rhapsody and Windows environments, including but not limited to Glassfish, logs and managing exceptions

·         Able to develop in Java / JavaScript with experience in object oriented analysis and design

·         Develop, code, troubleshoot and tune the Integration Engine

·         Documentation including design documentation of integration systems, services and processes

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached or to apply for this position please select ‘Apply Now’ below.  

**All employment with the Women’s is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Senior Integration Analyst

Fixed Term – 12 months

38 Hours per week

The Women’s is Australia’s leading independent specialist hospital for women dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women of all ages and cultures, and new born babies. The Women’s is recognised as a leader in its field, with expertise in maternity services and the care of newborn babies, gynaecology, assisted reproduction, women’s health and cancer services.

Melbourne Health (MH), The Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) have partnered together to deliver a Connecting Care Program (CCP). The CCP delivered the expansion of the successful Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) across the four health services.  The CCP also delivered new interfaces into a centralised Parkville Precinct Integration Engine (PPIE) - Rhapsody.  An enabling services program has been established to support the CCP which includes supporting and migrating interfaces from existing integration engine (JCAPS) to PPIE. This role will be employed by RWH but will be accountable to a joint precinct governance structure across the Parkville Precinct.

The duties of the successful candidate will include:-

·         Lead the analysis and documentation of HL7 message contents and the variance between Electronic Medical Record HL7 messages.

·         Document current state and future state integration and data flow architecture across PPHS.

·         Design and optimise data and messaging architecture.

·         Develop detailed plan and technical resourcing requirements to convert required PPHS HL7 messages in JCAPS integration engines to Rhapsody integration engine.

Selection criteria will be based on:-

·         At least 8 years of demonstrated experience, in leading the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of EMR and associated HL7 interfaces with adherence to standards and procedures

·         Ability to investigate and resolve problems within JCAPS, Rhapsody and Windows environments, including but not limited to Glassfish, logs and managing exceptions

·         Able to develop in Java / JavaScript with experience in object oriented analysis and design

·         Develop, code, troubleshoot and tune the Integration Engine

·         Documentation including design documentation of integration systems, services and processes

·         Experience and knowledge of key health care applications, such as Patient Administration Systems and Electronic Medical Record systems

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached or to apply for this position please select ‘Apply Now’ below.  

**All employment with the Women’s is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Associate Unit Manager - Women's Health Clinics and Satellite Areas
Fixed Term Position
12 months - 32 hours per week

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

The Women’s is a tertiary referral centre for women with complex needs. The outpatient service accommodates a number of specialist clinics such as gynaecology, abortion and contraception, urogynaecology, menopause, vulva/dermatology, menopause symptoms after cancer clinics, breast, oncology, early pregnancy advisory service, chronic pelvic pain clinic and colposcopy.

Your contribution  

The Associate Unit Manager will assume in-charge responsibility for the day to day operations in the outpatient and satellite areas to ensure care is delivered in a safe, competent and professional manner. This includes the day to day monitoring of standards of nursing practice in relation to patient care, interpersonal behaviour, teamwork, staff safety, patient flow, wait times for appointments, the provision of and safe utilisation of equipment and consumables.

In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, you will identify the training needs of staff and participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of education programs for the above areas. The AUM will provide clinical triage and will support the multidisciplinary teams across outpatients and satellite areas. These clinics and areas have teams which comprise of clinic coordinators, nurse practitioners, specialist nurses, enrolled nurses, and medical staff and clerical staff.

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
  
• Relevant Gynaecology experience with commitment to evidenced based outcomes
  
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and time manage.
  

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

It is a policy of the Women's to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, please contact the hiring manager listed under 'Contact Person'

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Switchboard and Information Desk, Patient and Visitor Services
Full time ongoing role.
38 Hours per week, rotating roster

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Within the People and Patient Experience Directorate is the Patient and Visitor Services Team that includes The Women’s Welcome Centre, Switchboard and Information, Consumer Health Information and the Volunteer Program.

The Switchboard provides a twenty-four hour phone and paging service 365 days per year, and the Information Desk that operates most days of the year. Both of these services are often the first point of contact for our patients and visitors and play a pivotal role in contributing to exceptional customer service.

Your contribution  

You will work rostered Switchboard and Information Desk shifts, rotating over morning, afternoon and evening shifts, 7 days a week. Night shifts (over-night) will be occasionally required. You will  provide information in a highly professional and caring manner and link patients, members of the public, staff, medical consultants and volunteers to the services and information they need.  You will exemplify patient-centred service that exceeds patient and visitor expectations, contributing to their highly positive experience with the Women’s. You will maintain professionalism under pressure and calm confident Emergency Code responses

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Demonstrating respect and compassion with every person that they speak with. Conduct themselves with the highest degree of honesty and integrity in every interaction. 
• Operating the Switchboard with proficiency, answering external and internal phone calls, determine the nature of calls, provide helpful and accurate information and direct callers to appropriate individuals or departments.
• Responding to Emergency Code notifications in a calm and confident manner, following established policies and procedures.
• Providing Information Desk enquiry services to patients and visitors, and release information in accordance with policies and procedures. Direct people to appropriate wards, clinics and departments.

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Demonstrated excellence in customer service
• Excellent communication skills, and able to read, write, and speak English with fluidity and confidence
• Hands-on experience in Switchboard operations in a busy and complex environment
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, make independent decisions when needed while keeping consumer at the heart of decisions
• Strong office administrative skills and attention to detail

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

It is a policy of the Women's to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, please contact the hiring manager listed under 'Contact Person'

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

2021 Neonatology Fellow
Fixed Term Training Program (1st February 2021 to 30th January 2022)
6 Month - 12 Month positions available
Full Time (Part Time/Job Share will be considered)

The Women’s is Australia’s leading independent specialist hospital for women dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women of all ages and cultures, and new born babies. The Women’s is a major teaching hospital with strong affiliations to the University of Melbourne, with research and education integral to its role.

The department is well staffed with full time Neonatologists and training is overseen by a supervisor of training. The Women’s is committed to the ongoing professional development of trainees and a wide range of clinical and audit meetings, and specific education sessions are provided. There is a full day of protected education each month through the Melbourne Neonatal Fellowship Teaching Program.  Trainees are also supported and encouraged to undertake research.

The Women's is accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for 18 months core and 6 months non-core training in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. This position is suitable for doctors with a minimum of 9 months experience in a tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and applications for job share/part-time positions will be considered.

The Classification and Salary scale will be dependent on experience and you will be appointed and in accordance to the AMA Victoria – Victorian Public Health Sector – Doctors in Training Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.

For further enquiries on these positions, please contact the Medical Workforce Unit or specifically regarding your eligibility for the role (AHPRA registration etc) Dr Omar Kamlin - omar.kamlin@thewomens.org.au or A/Prof Carl Kuschel - carl.kuschel@thewomens.org.au  

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email and invited to attend an interview which will be scheduled from week commencing on Monday 29th June 2020.

Please select Apply Now below to submit your online application.

**All employment with the Women’s is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist / Women's Health General Practitioner (Obstetrics)

Fixed Term / Part Time - 12 Month Appointment

MBS Clinics - up to 2-3 Sessions available per week and Birth Suite On Call Cover

In October 2013, the Women's began providing maternity and gynaecology services at Sandringham Hospital (The Womens@Sandringham) to women of low to medium risk in its local community.  Alfred Health manages the Sandringham site and provides a number of services to the Women's as part of the contractual relationships eg. theatre, anaesthetics and allied health staff as well as infrastructure and non clinical support.  Maternity and Medical Staff employed within the service (Obstetrics & Gynaecology as well as Paediatrics) are employees of the Women's.

The current vacancies are for our MBS Clinics which operate on a Monday PM / Tuesday AM & PM / Thursday AM & PM and there is also an opportunity to be a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist on our both a permanent or on the reliever Pool to assist with any back fill of Clinic, Theatre and On Call Birth Suite cover due to staff being absent due to Leave.  The Senior Medical Staff or Visiting Medical Officer positions report directly to the Head of Unit - Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Womens@Sandringham and will provide exceptional services to the patients within the Obstetrics and gynaecology services. 

The successful applicant will:

• Providing high quality outpatient clinical services - MBS Clinics (Suitable for GP Obstetrician and O&G Consultants)
• Providing high quality inpatient clinical services
• Participation in the provision of emergency on call obstetric services to the Royal Women's (O&G Consultants only)
• Play an active role in training registrars and resident medical officers and participate in the teaching of medical students and other health care trainees attached to the Women's Services
• Assisting the Head of Units with some administrative responsibilities.

Your duties will include the following:

• Direct Clinical care
• Practice improvement, research and service delivery
• Education, Training and Professional Development
• Administrative Responsibilities
• Quality and Accreditation
• Standard Responsibilities as per the Organisational Directives (includes awareness and work in accordance with RWH policies and procedures, including OHS, EEO and Confidentiality and ensuring staff under direct supervision are working within these guidelines.  Will include other duties as directed consistent with the employee’s skill level and classification).

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Eligibility for specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Fellowship of the Australian College of General Practitioners (RANZCOG)
• Eligibility to hold a valid Provider Number in order to claim Medicare Benefits - in order to participate in the MBS Clinics (https://www.humanservices.gov.au/health-professionals/services/medicare/medicare-provider-number-overseas-trained-doctors-and-foreign-graduates#a3)
• Proven clinical skills and experience

The Classification and Salary scale will be dependent on experience and you will be appointed and in accordance to the AMA Victoria - Victoria Public Health Sector Medical Specialist Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached or to apply for this position please select ‘Apply Now’ below.  

** All Employment with the Women's is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Medical Director of Obstetric Medicine

Contracted Hours – 38 hours per week
Negotiable salary in line with the EBA

The Women’s is a centre of excellence for perinatal care, research and education, with more than 7,000 births per year. The Maternity Service at the Women’s is structured to provide quality care to women by the most appropriately qualified clinician. Obstetricians in the multidisciplinary teams provide clinical care with midwives, trainees, other medical specialists and allied health practitioners to women from a geographical area and to higher risk women from outside the local area. In addition some women with complex clinical needs may receive clinical care in specialist clinics.

The Women’s is seeking to appoint to the newly created position of Director of Obstetric Medicine. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity involving the establishment and development of a Department of Obstetric Medicine to undertake clinical care, education, training and research in the discipline of Obstetric Medicine in Australia’s largest stand-alone maternity hospital.

In broad terms, the key accountabilities for the position are:

• Take a senior leadership and mentorship role in the multidisciplinary management of complicated pregnancies
• Participate in the teaching and curriculum development and review activities in conjunction with the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Division of Maternity Services
• As the inaugural head of department, show commitment to, and set the direction and lead, original and innovative research programs that have demonstrable impact and clear benefit to women with pregnancies complicated by medical disorders
• The Director will be expected to develop departmental directions including the possible reorganisation of the current physician services and attract new funding for new and innovative directions.  Current services include, but are not limited to, endocrinology including diabetes and thyroid disease, haematology, infectious diseases, addiction medicine, nephrology, neurology, cardiac, respiratory and gastrointestinal services.

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• A medical qualification registrable with the AHPRA
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians or equivalent international qualification.  Obstetric medicine subspecialty training, experience and/or qualification is preferred
• A research doctorate
• Internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in clinical and research activities in the field of medicine/obstetric medicine, including proven skills in identifying and exploiting new opportunities in education, research and clinical service provision
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership in research, scholarship, education and clinical care in medicine
• A strong record in the advancement of medical and clinical education
• An excellent record in medical (including obstetric medical) research, as evidenced by a superior publication record. 
• A strong record of success in obtaining external peer reviewed research grants relevant to obstetric medicine
• Ability to provide advocacy for women’s health
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with proven success in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders including academic peers, clinicians, industry, community, policy makers and government
• A proven track record of highly developed leadership, with a demonstrated ability to provide strategic focus and direction, fostering a culture of clinical innovation and collaborative academic achievement
• A record of experience in senior clinical leadership and management at hospital and/or university level would be an advantage

The Classification and Salary scale will be dependent on experience and ours as appointed and in accordance to the AMA Victoria - Victoria Public Health Sector Medical Specialist Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

Melbourne is an exciting and ethnically diverse city. The RWH is in the middle of Australia’s foremost medical research area, the Parkville Precinct.

We are proudly White Ribbon and Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached or to apply for this position please select ‘Apply Now’ below.  

**All employment with the Women’s is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Clinical Psychologist - Grade 3(Breast Oncology)

12 month contract - 11.40 Hours (0.3 EFT)

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

The Centre for Women’s Mental Health (CWMH) provides mental health services to the Women’s Hospital at both Parkville and Sandringham. Our major areas of activity are in these domains: clinical work, research, and education and training. Clinical services cover each of the hospitals clinical streams, i.e. maternity services, gynaecology and women’s cancer and neonatal services.

Your contribution  

This ongoing part time position provides an exciting opportunity for a senior clinical psychologist to become a member of the consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry team within the Centre for Women’s Mental Health. This role involves the provision of evidence-based psychological services to women receiving treatment for breast cancer or who are at risk of developing breast cancer.

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Within the Breast Tumour Stream, providing psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment to women who are patients of the Women’s who also have mental health problems
• Providing psychological assessment of women considering cancer risk reducing surgery
• Providing supervision to clinical psychology interns on placements and other junior psychologists
• Providing supervision and support for other members of the multidisciplinary mental health team
• Co-ordinating and developing group programs as appropriate  
• Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, care planning and case review
• Participating in development and delivery of teaching provided by CWMH for RWH staff from various disciplines and to external service providers
• Assisting in the design and implementation of research projects relating to women’s mental health undertaken by staff and/or students at RWH

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Registration as a psychologist with AHRPA and endorsement as a clinical psychologist (at least a Masters level degree in Clinical Psychology)
• Registration as a Board-approved supervisor with experience supervising junior psychologists
• Experience and expertise in the delivery of clinical psychology services in an oncology setting
• Experience in mindfulness based therapy

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly White Ribbon and Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

Please address your queries to Associate Professor Lesley Stafford, Head of Clinical Psychology and Acting Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health: Lesley.stafford@thewomens.org.au

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.