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.

Nurse/Counsellor – BreastScreen
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Part/Full Time Ongoing position. Monday To Friday,8.00-16.30
• Opportunity to join the expert BreastScreen team at the RMH -Royal Park Campus
• Provide support and information to BreastScreen clients and relatives.
• Drive effective workflow changes in consultation with the multidisciplinary tam members.

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.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

North Western BreastScreen is part of Royal Melbourne Hospital and BreastScreen Victoria. The Program offers free digital mammograms to women in the target group, aged 50-69, living or working in the north western region of Melbourne. The service is also accessible to women aged 40 plus. North Western delivers an expert clinical and non-clinical breast service in a multidisciplinary environment; whereby clinical and support staff work together at the assessment centre located at the Royal Park campus.

About the role: 

RMH are seeking an HR Advisor to join out Recruitment Services team. Working within our People & Culture department, you will be the first point of contact for all Hiring Managers across the hospital, providing support in recruitment, employee relations, and HR processes in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities

The nurse/counsellor is a key member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring clinics run efficiently.

• Responsible for providing telephone support to clients returning for further investigations following the detection of a change in the screening mammogram.
• Responsible for providing face to face information to clients and their relatives/support people.
• Responsible for managing appointments and liaising with the multidisciplinary team about changes.
• Observing BreastScreen Australia Accreditation standards

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse:

Registration as a Registered Nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act

(2009) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

• Counselling qualification

Essential

• Commitment to live the Melbourne Way - putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.
• Current Working With Children’s Check (WWCC)
• Proven relevant competencies and skills

Desirable

• Experience in a similar role
• Second language - highly desirable
• Driver's license

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full-time employees
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• RMH is a value led organisation – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

Interested? Click on the apply button! Recruitment is ongoing, and interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

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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.