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.

Grade 2 Music Therapists

• Multiple opportunities for Grade 2 Music Therapists in clinical care opening in our award-winning music therapy service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital are now open.
• Music Therapy Team is known for its innovation and commitment to best clinical practice.
• Opportunities for part-time employees to increase their hours for leave cover and to cover secondments to special projects.

Music Therapy at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is a team committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure equitable delivery of our services where they are needed most.  Music Therapy at RMH enjoys a collaborative working environment with all stakeholders providing a vibrant clinical service. We engage with international and local partners on large projects, work within staff wellbeing and provide patient care in the hospital and in the home.

Your new role:

• There are a few roles available for Grade 2 Music Therapist-
  • A maternity leave cover position till 30th Dec 2026 for 3 days a week
  • Five and ½ days available ongoing permanent roles

• All Grade 2 Music Therapy roles
  • work across the acute and subacute hospital setting, and potentially in home care providing a music therapy service including but not limited to the following services: neurology, haematology, palliative care, trauma, geriatric evaluation management, mental health, and general medicine
  • partner with patients and to provide best practice care in music therapy
  • support key research projects and quality initiatives
  • work within a staff wellbeing model with the Scrub Choir

About you:

• Passionate about music therapy and its role in enhancing people’s lives and their experience of hospitalisation
• A highly skilled Registered Music Therapist looking to work within a vibrant team.
• Committed to working within an equitable person-centred care model.
• Looking to expand your music therapy skills and work within a highly skilled music therapy team  
• Effective communication skills and a passion for continued professional development.

Benefit of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• You will be working within a highly valued and highly experienced Music Therapy team.
• We have a unique supervision model where we share expertise and passion for the practice of music therapy.
• We value lifelong learning and creativity and support our team to thrive.
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

Don’t delay, apply now!  - recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received.

Please click here for the Position Description

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.