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.

Intensive Care Unit - Clinical Assistant
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Part Time and Full Time Permanent hours available.
• Work in the highly regarded RMH ICU Department in the Parkville Precinct.
• Close to public transport, with onsite parking available.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has 42 physical bed spaces and currently admits over 3000 patients every year. The RMH ICU provides services to the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre partners, the Peter MacCallum Hospital and the Women’s hospital across the Parkville precinct. 

The Clinical Assistant is a member of the ICU multidisciplinary team who works in a collaborative partnership with the ICU Equipment and Clinical Assistant Manager, the ICU Deputy Equipment Coordinator, the ICU Equipment Technicians and the CA team. Permanent part time hours available working a rotating (AM, PM and night shift) roster commencing December 2025.

Benefits of working with the RMH:

• Job security with permanent Part Time and Full time Positions.
• Above award fortnightly allowance.
• Tax savings via salary packaging options & meal entertainment benefits.
• Access to Fitness Centres/Gyms across Melbourne at a subsidised rate.

About the Role:

• Supports ICU staff by assisting with patient care, repositioning, and transport.
• Restocks consumables and maintains clean, safe clinical areas and equipment.
• Cleans, assembles, and safely stores medical devices and instruments.
• Works collaboratively with nurses, technicians, and other hospital departments.

About You:

• Holds a qualification in Certificate III in Health Services Assistance and recent acute experience.
• Enthusiastic and organised approach to work independently and within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to accept direction.
• Initiative in prioritising workload.
• Demonstrated provision of high-quality patient centred care.
• Must have the ability to work a rotating roster (AM, PM and ND) Monday – Sunday.

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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.