Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Health Clinician Lvl 4 including all Allied Health Classifications

Remuneration: 131585 - 134775 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)

Hours Per Week: 24

Requisition ID: REQ703022

Location: Westmead

Applications Close: Midnight on 1 November 2026

For role related queries or questions contact Wendy Stephen on [email protected]

At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

The Long Term Ventilation (LTV) Service at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) is seeking an experienced Allied Health Professional Level 4 to join our multidisciplinary Complex Care Respiratory Team. This rewarding role offers an excellent professional development and career progression opportunity while providing care coordination and support for children and young people with long-term ventilation needs and their families. Working across inpatient, outpatient, community, and virtual care settings, you will play a key role in complex discharge planning, community integration, service navigation, and multidisciplinary care coordination, partnering with health, education, disability, and community providers to optimise outcomes for children and young people with complex healthcare needs.

This position is open to allied health professionals at 24 hours per week (3 x 8-hour shifts), worked flexibly across Monday to Friday. We are seeking a collaborative, highly organised clinician with strong communication, leadership, and care coordination skills who is passionate about family-centred care and improving the healthcare journey of children and young people requiring long-term ventilation. This role provides the opportunity to develop advanced skills in complex care coordination, service development, multidisciplinary collaboration, and Leadership within a specialist paediatric service.

What You'll Be Doing

This position coordinates the Long Term Ventilation (LTV) Services of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network (SCHN).



The role works as part of the multidisciplinary long-term ventilation care teams and includes coordination and leadership of in-patient care and complex discharge planning as well as care coordination/case management of LTV children post discharge in the community. The position is the key point of contact for families, funding providers, community agencies and relevant SCHN (CHW & SCH) staff/teams.

This position is also responsible for the overall administrative management of the LTV service in consultation with the LTV medical lead. As well as administrative, research and advocacy responsibilities, the role acts as a key resource on paediatric Long Term Ventilation services and supports, both in the hospital and in the community. The role also aims to operate at a strategic level to advocate for paediatric LTV services at a state and national level particularly with funding bodies like EnableNSW and the NDIS.

Extra benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)

How To Apply

Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:

- A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
- Responses to the questions below:
- Undergraduate Degree or Diploma in relevant Allied Health Discipline e.g.

Occupational

Therapy; Physiotherapy, Social Work & has AHPRA registration and meets the criteria for a level 4 Allied Health position

- Possess extensive clinical specialist knowledge/experience working with children/young people with complex medical conditions and/or complex disability.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical reasoning skills and application of these skills when providing a consultancy service across an Area or Network
- Ability to work autonomously and within complex multidisciplinary teams, demonstrated excellent time management and team co-ordination skills, demonstrated good leadership, communication and negotiation skills.
- Significant knowledge and experience in managing and supporting children and families in the community including a knowledge of working with local support structures including preschools/schools, and working with community funders including Enable NSW & the NDIA




- Experience developing high quality written documentation including equipment applications, business cases, funding/insurance applications and/or research proposals.
- Ability to establish and maintain ongoing supportive relationships with patients and families.
- Ability to assist and provide guidance to Service Managers in the development of clinical services &/or education activities in response to demand and/or patient needs

Child Safe Standards SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health’s commitment to the Child Safe Standards.

We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Additional Information

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.

Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.

NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.

An Eligibility List may be created for future permanent and temporary part time vacancies.

Need more information?

- Click here for the Position Description and Statement of Duties
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application, or contact the SCHN’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at [email protected] For technical support please contact 1300 679 367 Learn more about The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube

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