The Royal Children's Hospital - Executive Director Access and Clinical Operations

Executive Director, Access and Clinical Operations
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

The Executive Director, Access and Clinical Operations, leads the strategic, operational and cultural direction of the hospital’s access and flow systems. The role ensures the coordinated delivery of care across inpatient, outpatient and emergency services — optimising how children and young people enter, move through and leave the hospital.

About The Royal Children’s Hospital

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) vision is A world where all kids thrive.

RCH is located within the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, with more than 45 world-class biomedical organisations and more than 50,000 of the brightest minds working together to make the Precinct number one in the Asia Pacific region for health, education, research, and training. Within this, RCH is also a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Each organisation contributes to a paediatric academic health centre which is greater than the sum of its parts.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatric and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria. Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The RCH is the only provider of heart transplant services and CAR T-cell therapy for paediatrics in Australia. RCH is an effective advocate for patients and their families with a particular focus on vulnerable children and increasingly, mental health in young people. The hospital also supports many health promotion and prevention programs. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $1B, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

About the role

This includes driving a hospital-wide focus on operational excellence: reducing delays, improving coordination, and ensuring that every improvement in access and flow directly enhances patient outcomes and family experience.

The position oversees key operational services including Bed Management, Patient Flow Coordination, Timely Access, Medical Imaging, Pathology, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Services and other core functions that support the hospital’s daily performance. It ensures that operational planning, workforce capability and system design align with the hospital’s strategic plan and with statewide and campus partners.

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Ref nr: Please use this reference number when applying: A041555
Application deadline: 18 February 2026
Please send us your application as soon as possible as we are continuously assessing candidates for this assignment.
All applications must include the following information so the panel can assess your suitability:
• Your current CV or resume;
• A covering letter (1 - 2 pages) informing the panel of your motivations and relevant experience for this position.