Director Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval service (PIPER) 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.
About the Role: This position is fixed term for 3 years at up to 1.0 FTE within the PIPER service.
You will be responsible for the overall leadership for the Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) service in line with RCH wide vision and strategy.
You will be responsible to the Chief of Critical Care for the overall leadership, and the strategic and operational performance of PIPER, as determined by key performance indicators - local, hospital-wide and statewide.
What You'll Achieve: Manage a multidisciplinary team, ensuring that RCH policies and procedures and statewide requirements are appropriately adhered to.
Set the direction of the Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) in clinical care, education, research and quality in line with the hospital's strategic direction and priorities, and Do H requirements.
Identify, build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Do H, Regional and Metropolitan hospitals and Ambulance Victoria.
Lead the educational activities of PIPER to facilitate a learning environment.
Promote and facilitate good quality original research and quality improvement initiatives in PIPER, including building and supporting relevant internal and external research collaborations.
Lead PIPER in the development of the Electronic medical record.
Develop and manage the PIPER budget and establishment EFT to ensure PIPER activity is within budget.
Effectively manage rosters, leave, performance management, overtime and recall.
Your Skills and Experience: This role is open to clinical and non-clinical applicants.
For Senior Medical Staff applicants: Eligible for full specialist registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia.
Fellowship with a relevant College.
For non-Senior Medical Staff applicants: Management and leadership qualifications appropriate for the role.
For All Applicants: Experience in a major public teaching hospital or similar health service provider preferably at department/director level with demonstrated experience of leading a department and/or large group of professionals.
A higher research or management degree.
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.
For Senior Medical Staff applicants only: You must attach certified credentials and a completed "SMS Application for Appointment Form" into their respective attachment field in the system when you are completing your application.
For all non-Senior Medical Staff applicants only: You must upload certified credentials and a completed "Application for appointment - Non-Senior Medical Staff form" which can be accessed in this link.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly! For more information about this position please contact Ed Oakley, Chief of Critical Care – or 0408332583.
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.
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.
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