Allocations Officer

Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging – Increase your take‑

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted on‑site car parking

Culture of continuous improvement

Flexible work options available

Job summary

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne is seeking a Casual Allocator within the Nursing Workforce Unit to coordinate staffing replacements and allocations across wards and departments. You will work with the Access & Hospital Management team to ensure appropriate staffing to support high‑quality patient care.

Shifts across weekdays, weekends and public holidays, 0530–2200; opportunity for ongoing training, a supportive team environment, and salary packaging.

Qualifications

• Digital proficiency with rostering systems or IT software platforms.
• Experience in a health care setting is desirable.
• Experience in staffing/allocation roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staffing replacements and allocations across wards and departments.
• Prioritise time-sensitive staffing enquiries and communicate with stakeholders transparently.
• Support daily NWU operations via phone and email communication.

Skills

Rostering systems

Healthcare experience

Staff allocations

Job description

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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.

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 .

Allocations Officer

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role:

This is a casual position within the Nursing Workforce Department.

The Nursing Workforce Unit (NWU)is responsible forthe coordination of staffing replacements and allocations for nursing and administrative vacancies across RCH. The NWU works closely with the Access & Hospital Management team to ensure all wards and departments are appropriately staffed to meet their operational requirements and support the delivery of high‑quality patient care. TheCasual Allocatorwill beofferedshifts acrossweekdays,weekendsand/or public holidays.

NWUoperates between 0530-2200,and the ability to be flexible whenrequiredto work across allcasual Allocatorshifts (Early and Late), 7 days aweek.

Classification for this position will range from A021- A025 (Grade 2, Year 1-5, the hourly rate range is $35.14-$38.84) per annum, plus superannuation and casual loading).

What you’ll achieve:

• Troubleshoot and fill staffing vacancies with a positive and supportive approach
• Prioritise staffing enquiries and requests that are time sensitive, ensuring ongoing transparent communication with relevant stakeholders
• Support daily operations of the NWU with continuous monitoring of relevant phone and email communication

Your skills and experience:

• Digital proficiency within rostering systems or other IT software platform
• Previous experience in a health care setting
• Previous experience in a staffing/allocation's role

About the Department:

The Nursing Workforce Unit (NWU)is responsible forthe coordination of staffing replacements and allocations for nursing and administrative vacancies across RCH. The NWU works closely with the Access & Hospital Management team to ensure all wards and departments are appropriately staffed to meet their operational requirements and support the delivery of high‑quality patient care.

If this sounds like you, or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted on‑site car parking
• Culture of continuous improvement
• 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

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 offerthe opportunity towork in world‑class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as 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 vaccinated against 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.