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.

• Join the Nephrology social work team in a full-time capacity for parental leave cover to get a taste of our amazing service
• Be part of an exceptional state-wide patient-focused multi-disciplinary team
• Care for a diverse range of nephrology patients and kidney donors from early referral, through to kidney transplantation

The Royal Melbourne Department of Nephrology is one of the largest dialysis and transplant services in Australia with a strong history of innovation and collaboration with regional and rural care services 

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

• Utilise your specialised social work skills and knowledge to ensure excellence in care for our patients
• Your role is diverse – you could be caring for patients with a new diagnosis, transitioning care from a paediatric to an adult service, on life-prolonging dialysis, donating a kidney to a loved one, traveling from Tasmania for a kidney transplant, accompanying the team to a regional hospital clinic to assess for transplant suitability, providing end-of-life advice
• Working with a dedicated and experienced social work team within our department of nephrology
• The opportunity for continuity of care for patients across the continuum of inpatient and outpatient care

• Qualifications which are acceptable for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a large, multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Skills in comprehensive assessment, discharge planning and counselling
• Possess an understanding of relevant legislation and practice framework relating to family violence

Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received.

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.