Job no: 0063558
Location: Ballarat
Role type: Part-time; Fixed-term until 31 Dec 2025
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Rural Health, Melbourne Medical School
Salary: Academic Level C – $140,433 - $161,926 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part-time)

• Coordinate and deliver teaching sessions in rehabilitation, aged care, and palliative care medicine for the MD program at Grampians' Health, Ballarat, fostering strong partnerships with local health service providers.
• Opportunity to significantly influence medical education and patient care standards in rural settings, while embodying and promoting core values of collaboration, respect, and compassion within a multidisciplinary training environment.
• Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role

Based at the Department of Rural Health in Ballarat, Victoria, this role focuses on organising and delivering clinical rehabilitation, aged care, and palliative care (RAP) education for third-year MD students at Grampians Health, Ballarat.

Reporting directly to the DDMSE for MD3 at the Rural Clinical School, the successful candidate will engage closely with both the Clinical School and the University, and establish strong relationships with clinical teachers and health service providers at Ballarat.

The role encompasses teaching, service, and potential research supervision, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, innovation, and maintaining high standards in academic and clinical education.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver teaching and learning for Rural Clinical School students in clinical rehabilitation, aged care, and palliative care through tutorials, clinical sessions, and ward rounds at Grampians Health, Ballarat, including orientation, assessments, and examinations.
• Participate in service and leadership activities by attending meetings, contributing to Rural Clinical School committees, and managing student placements in mental health, fostering communication and supervision.
• Support research by supervising medical student research projects within the MD Research Skills training program.

Who We Are Looking For

You will hold a medical qualification recognised in Australia and a Fellowship of an Australian College or an equivalent postgraduate clinical qualification.

Specialising in rehabilitation, aged care, or palliative care, you must be clinically focused with a passion for academic roles, demonstrating flexibility, collaboration, compassion, and excellent communication skills.

Your experience will include clinical teaching, medical education, and curriculum delivery, and you will possess a strong commitment to developing effective relationships with medical practitioners and other health professionals.

Additionally, you will have demonstrated organisational skills, a commitment to maintaining medical education skills, and the ability to work flexibly,. Familiarity with the University of Melbourne and rural health issues is desirable.

You will also have:

• A medical qualification recognisable in Australia and Fellowship of an Australian College (e.g. FACP) or an equivalent and recognised postgraduate clinical qualification.
• Accreditation/approval by Grampians Health, Ballarat to engage with staff, patients, and students at the hospital to fulfil the responsibilities of the position.
• Hold a clinical appointment at Grampians Health, Ballarat.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Your New Team – “Department of Rural Health"

The Department of Rural Health, part of the prestigious Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne, is making a significant impact on rural healthcare. With locations in Shepparton, Ballarat, Bendigo, and Wangaratta, as well as associations with over 40 rural towns in Victoria, we are dedicated to providing professional health education and research training in a rural context. Our mission is to increase the rural health workforce, and we achieve this through strong partnerships with the local community and healthcare providers, ensuring our programs remain relevant and connected.

What We Offer You!

In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!

About the University of Melbourne

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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents: 

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience

Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.

Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Lachlan Bryce via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

Position Description

Applications close: 24 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time