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.

Casual Allocation Officer

• Be part of a supportive and dynamic team environment
• Gain opportunities to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Access excellent benefits, including salary packaging

About the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH):

RMH part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.

We are currently seeking Casual Allocations Officers to join our dynamic and supportive team, offering a rewarding opportunity to contribute to workforce coordination in a healthcare environment while developing valuable skills and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate allocation of nursing staff, Health Assistants, and ward clerks to vacancies
• Liaise with casual, pool, and agency staff, redirecting communications as needed
• Provide administrative support to the Nursing Workforce Unit (NWU)
• Collaborate with NWU and support the Digital Coordination Centre for staffing coordination
• Work flexibly across varying shifts within a supportive, agile team (with onsite training)

About You:

• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks, and maintain accuracy in a fast‑paced environment. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring effective engagement with internal staff and external agencies and the ability to manage enquiries professionally and respectfully. 

• High attention to detail particularly in data entry, record management, and document preparation. 
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating initiative, flexibility, and a willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and processes. 

Benefits of working at RMH:   

• Strong teamwork culture working within a multidisciplinary team including with the Nursing Workforce Unit and the Digital Coordination Centre. 

• Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary healthcare environment, contributing to smooth day‑to‑day operations. 

• Develop skills and experience within a large healthcare organisation, with access to learning and development. 

• Support patient care outcomes by providing essential administrative and coordination support. 

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

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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.