Position Number: 0063899
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.5); Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School
Salary: Academic B – $119, 231 - $141,581 or Academic C -  $146, 050 - $168,403 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata)

• Oversee and manage the curriculum for the second-year core clinical subject (PCP2) in the Doctor of Medicine program, ensuring quality content and supporting student learning during their first full-time clinical placements.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping future doctors by managing and coordinating clinical education across multiple sites, recruiting expert staff, and ensuring students develop essential clinical skills in real-world healthcare settings.
• 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

The Subject Coordinator for Principles of Clinical Practice 2 (PCP2) plays a critical role in the Melbourne Medical School’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.

This position is responsible for overseeing the second-year core clinical subject, where students engage in full-time hospital placements to develop essential diagnostic and therapeutic skills.

The role involves close collaboration with clinical schools and teams to ensure students gain practical experience aligned with the curriculum’s intended learning outcomes. Additionally, the coordinator contributes to continuous curriculum development, student support, and fostering a strong community of practice within the clinical school network.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the coordination, delivery, and continuous refinement of the PCP2 curriculum, ensuring alignment with learning outcomes and collaboration with the MD assessment and evaluation teams.
• Engage with the clinical school network to support effective PCP2 delivery, manage student engagement issues, and contribute to Fitness to Practice and conduct management.
• Participate in departmental and university committees, promote diversity, inclusion, and integrity, and ensure compliance with university policies, procedures, and safety responsibilities.

Who We Are Looking For

You will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaborative relationships across a broad research and teaching network while effectively engaging with a diverse student cohort, including those with academic adjustment plans.

With a commitment to excellence in teaching healthcare students, you will exhibit strong organisational, time management, and problem-solving abilities, while working closely with various clinical sites and directors of medical education to enhance the student experience.

You will also have:

• A post graduate educational qualification, or be working towards one.
• A health professional degree, registerable as a health practitioner in Australia
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching entry-to-practice healthcare professional students
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish effective and collaborative working relationships across a broad research and teaching network.

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 Medical Education

The Department of Medical Education at the Melbourne Medical School is a leader in 21st-century medical education, delivering the innovative Doctor of Medicine (MD) course and conducting impactful research. We offer a range of postgraduate and professional development programs for health professionals, focusing on clinical teaching, leadership, and research. Our research interests encompass work integrated learning, curriculum assessment and evaluation, healthcare communication, and student engagement. Joining our team means being part of a dynamic community dedicated to excellence, with opportunities to shape the future of healthcare education and research. 

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

We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

Be Yourself

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

We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

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
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^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

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: 17 Oct 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time