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.

Psychological Health & Wellbeing Manager

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Brand new leadership role driving psychological health, safety and wellbeing across RMH.

• Lead a new organisational function focused on psychological health and wellbeing
• Drive initiatives that strengthen psychological safety and psychosocial risk management
• Full time, ongoing leadership role based at RMH Elizabeth Street

About the role

• Lead RMH’s organisational strategy for psychological health, wellbeing and psychosocial risk management, establishing strong foundations for this newly created function
• Provide leadership to a team of specialist clinicians delivering evidence-based psychological safety and wellbeing initiatives
• Drive the design and implementation of programs that strengthen psychological safety and reduce psychosocial hazards across the organisation
• Partner with executives, leaders and governance forums to embed psychosocial risk management into everyday operations and decision-making
• Ensure RMH meets emerging Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) regulatory requirements and best practice standards

Key responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of RMH’s psychological health and wellbeing strategy
• Provide leadership to a team of specialist clinicians delivering psychosocial safety initiatives
• Drive initiatives that reduce psychosocial risk and strengthen psychological safety across the workforce
• Partner with leaders and governance forums to embed psychosocial risk management into everyday operations
• Deliver reporting, insights and education programs to support organisational wellbeing and compliance

About you

Essential

• Relevant clinical qualification and professional registration (e.g. Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Social Work)
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a complex healthcare or large organisational environment
• Expertise in psychological health, trauma-informed practice, psychosocial risk management or workplace wellbeing

Desirable

• Experience designing psychological health or wellbeing programs in large organisations
• Experience working with workplace safety frameworks or OHS psychosocial regulations

Benefits of working at RMH

• Salary packaging options – increase your take-home pay
• Up to 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO
• Discounted health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport
• Excellent learning and leadership development opportunities
• Work in a values-led organisation: People First, Lead with Kindness, Excellence Together

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Interested?

Click Apply to help shape the future of psychological health and wellbeing at RMH.

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.