Team Leader

The Royal Melbourne Hospital; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Aged Care Assessment (ACA) team, based at the Royal Park campus in Melbourne, is seeking a Team Leader to provide operational and clinical leadership to an interdisciplinary team of assessors.

You will oversee triage, assessment, care planning, and quality activities while maintaining hands-on clinical duties and contributing to service improvement for older Australians across Melbourne’s Northern and Western Metropolitan regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ clinical experience, including aged care assessment, intake, triage, delegation and reviews.
• Experience leading community teams, managing performance and building workforce capability.
• Strong clinical, communication and digital skills, with a person’s-centred approach.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Relevant Allied Health, Nursing or related qualification aligned with Commonwealth guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the interdisciplinary workforce of clinical and non-clinical assessors to deliver the range of assessment functions including Triage, Assessment, Care planning, Delegation, Training and Quality
• Portfolios include intake, assessment delivery, support plan review, and training and quality.
• Support team members to manage complex assessments
• Participate in direct care delivery including triage, delegation and assessment tasks

Skills

Operational leadership

Clinical leadership

Team leadership

Communication skills

Digital skills

Independent working

Education

Allied Health/Nursing qualification

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or higher)

Job description

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Why Join RMH?

• Multiple opportunities available
• Join a value driven organisation - people first, lead with kindness and achieving excellence together
• Generous salary packaging, 5 weeks annual leave, monthly ADO

About The Role

Join the Aged Care Assessment (ACA) team at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Royal Park campus, and help shape quality aged care services for older Australians across Melbourne’s Northern and Western Metropolitan regions.

As a Team Leader, you will provide operational and clinical leadership to an interdisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical assessors, supporting the delivery of high-quality triage, assessment, care planning, delegation, training and quality activities.

You will lead a portfolio across areas such as intake, assessment delivery, support plan reviews, training or quality, while providing clinical guidance for complex assessments and supporting team performance. You will also maintain a hands‑on clinical component, contributing to triage, delegation and assessment activities.

This is an opportunity to combine people leadership, clinical expertise and service improvement while supporting older Australians to access the care and services they need.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the interdisciplinary workforce of clinical and non-clinical assessors to deliver the range of assessment functions including Triage, Assessment, Care planning, Delegation, Training and Quality
• Portfolios include intake, assessment delivery, support plan review, and training and quality.
• Support team members to manage complex assessments
• Participate in direct care delivery including triage, delegation, reviews and assessment tasks

About You

You are an experienced health professional and people leader who offers:

• Relevant Allied Health, Nursing or related qualification aligned with Commonwealth guidelines.
• Training qualification, such as Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or higher.
• Minimum five years’ clinical experience, including aged care assessment, intake, triage, delegation and reviews.
• Experience leading community teams, managing performance and building workforce capability.
• Strong clinical, communication and digital skills, with a person’s-centred approach.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits Of Working At RMH

• Meaningful Work Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging Join in a diverse and values‑led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World‑Class Excellence Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia’s premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world’s leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full‑time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self‑determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.