Teaching Specialist, Melbourne Medical School
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 8 Dec 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- Education, Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Social Sciences, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Other Academic
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Hospital based
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Melbourne Medical School
Salary: $107,547 - $127,707 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Part time - 17% super
Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.
About Department of Medical Education, Northern Clinical School
The Department of Medical Education delivers high quality research-informed postgraduate and professional development programs, facilitated by leaders in the field of health professional education. Created for clinicians from any discipline these programs are designed as professional development for health professionals in the areas of clinical teaching, clinical leadership, and clinical research.
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About the Role
The Northern Clinical School is in the Northern Centre for Health, Education and Research at the Northern Hospital in Epping. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Medical Student Education, you will further the role of the University within the hospital and will be responsible for the organisation and implementation of the clinical teaching program, for supporting examinations, for providing pastoral care and for supervisory duties for medical students during their clinical rotations at Northern Health.
In a typical week at work, you may:
- support the implementation and delivery of MD clinical placement program
- undertake bedside teaching of the students and provide pastoral care and mentoring
- contribute to the assessment of clinical and written examinations
- provide advice on matters such as student poor performance and late submissions
About You
The successful candidate will be committed to excellence in medical education in a clinical setting and be capable of engaging students and collaborating with a range of staff from both the university and the hospital.
Ideally, you will further have:
- a medical degree including specialist qualifications registrable in the state of Victoria
- good working knowledge of relevant departments within Northern Health such as Surgery, Medicine, Emergency
- demonstrated experience in developing effective working relationships with all levels of medical practitioners and other health professionals in hospitals and the community
- demonstration of an understanding of the needs of medical students of all backgrounds, and ability and willingness to counsel students as required
To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:
- flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave options
- competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.
Be Yourself @ UoM
We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume, and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.
*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au. We look forward to receiving your application!
Position Description: PD Teaching Specialist Northern Clinical School October 2021.pdf
Applications close: 08 Dec 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Company
The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.
Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.
Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.
The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.
In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.
More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.
For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au
*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015
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- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Telephone
- +61 (3) 8344 4000
- Location
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Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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