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

Join the team and gain valuable experience in providing goal-oriented case management for patients transitioning from hospital to home.

Transition Care Program - Home Based Case Manager

• Fixed term until January 2027 | 64 hours per fortnight (4 days)
• Grade 2 Allied Health or Registered Nurse Grade 4A.
• Gain valuable experience in providing goal-oriented case management for patients transitioning from hospital to home.

Join the multidisciplinary Transition Care Program (TCP) Home-Based team at The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Royal Park Campus as a Case Manager. You’ll coordinate short-term, goal-oriented care for older adults following a hospital stay, working collaboratively with clients, families and healthcare professionals to optimise independence, support recovery and help clients remain safely at home.

What you’ll do

The TCP case manager will hold a caseload and provide short-term case management to older adults following their discharge from hospital.

• Conduct assessments over the phone and in the client’s home to assess risk, collaboratively establish goals and monitor progress.
• Liaise with service providers to implement short term services and therapy for clients in their own home.
• The TCP Case Manager will assist clients in engaging with ongoing supports and services, and help them adjust to long-term care arrangements.

About you

• Qualified Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional, eligible for relevant professional registration.
• Sound clinical skills and the ability to adapt your approach to meet client needs.
• Understanding of goal-directed care and community-based programs and services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with clients, carers, healthcare professionals and service providers.
• A solution-focused approach with well-developed problem-solving skills.
• Interest in expanding your knowledge of community services within RMH and the broader community.

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.

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, including a cover letter and resume.

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.