Job Description
Payroll & Rostering Systems Team Leader
Req ID:  8381
Posting Start Date:  22/09/2026
Advertisement End Date:  13/10/2026
Work Location:  The RMH Elizabeth Street

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

Lead workforce management systems at RMH, shaping rostering technology, team capability and future solutions across a complex healthcare environment.

Job Description: 

Rostering Systems Team Leader (RosterOn / Optima)

  • Shape the Future of Workforce Management Technology
  • Work on meaningful projects – contribute to system enhancements, compliance changes and new technology initiatives
  • Shape the future of payroll – help improve integrations, automation and workforce management systems

 

About the role

 

Join the Royal Melbourne Hospital as a Workforce Management Systems Team Leader and help shape a newly redesigned workforce management capability.

 

Reporting to the Head of Payroll Systems & Technology, you’ll lead a specialist team supporting workforce management and rostering technology across RMH. This newly created role will help optimise our current RosterOn platform while supporting the transition to future workforce management solutions, including Optima.

 

Working across Payroll, People & Culture, Digital and operational teams, you’ll play a key role in strengthening systems, processes and technology that support effective workforce planning and rostering across a large and complex healthcare environment.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Lead and develop a specialist workforce management systems team.
  • Manage and optimise the RosterOn platform.
  • Support strategic planning and preparation for future Optima implementation.
  • Oversee system enhancements, upgrades and governance activities.
  • Ensure workforce management systems support policy and industrial compliance requirements.
  • Drive continuous improvement and automation opportunities.
  • Lead stakeholder engagement, training and change adoption initiatives.
  • Support workforce planning and operational rostering outcomes through technology solutions.

 

About You

 

You are an experienced workforce management professional who understands how technology, compliance and operational needs come together in a complex environment.

 

You will bring:

  • Leadership experience across workforce management, rostering or scheduling systems
  • Strong knowledge of RosterOn, Optima or equivalent platforms
  • Understanding of award-driven rostering and workforce scheduling
  • Experience delivering system upgrades, implementations or transformation
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
  • A demonstrated focus on team leadership, development and performance
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to balance strategic priorities with operational service delivery

 

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, please include a cover letter and resume.

 

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

Name and Contact:  Catherine Saskus

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.