Senior Lecturer Medical Education (Clinical Practice and Simulation Lead)

Position Details

• Exclusive Continuing | Full-time Position (36.75 hours per week)
• Academic Level C | $141,370 - $162,619 p.a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer, Medical Education (Clinical Practice and Simulation Lead) provide leadership in delivering excellence in teaching and learning across the suite of medical education topics and courses prominently in the Doctor of Medicine but inclusive of other college courses with a clinical component. This new, continuing position is well suited to a distinguished practitioner who has perfected the translation of clinical knowledge into practice, and is passionate about nurturing the next generation of Medicine students in a hand- on, simulation environment. The successful candidate will primary be responsible for making a significant and wide-ranging contribution to leadership in teaching, curriculum development and scholarship of teaching using innovations in teaching practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching. You will also have the opportunity to:

• Lead the planning, scheduling and evaluation of Clinical skills practice and simulated learning teaching.
• Play a lead role in the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical-thinking skills.
• Provide support, academic counselling and professional advice to students to support their studies, professional development and career progression.
• Provide educational leadership and dissemination of best practice, ensuring awareness and utilisation of contemporary education principles.

This position makes a significant contribution to the University's strategic plan to change 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 through the Strategic Driver of Students First. The primary focus of this role is to design and integrate clinical skills, clinical reasoning and patient assessment activities across curriculum to in turn achieve a diverse and supportive learning environment that sparks curiosity, builds confidence and enables every student to succeed in real-world, on the job settings.

About You

You are a passionate and experienced medical educator with a strong commitment to student success, teaching excellence and continuous improvement in higher education that is underpinned by your experience and expertise in hands-on simulated-focused learning. You bring demonstrated leadership in curriculum design, leadership and innovative teaching practices, alongside the ability to build meaningful relationships with students, colleagues and external partners. With a health professional background and a contemporary approach to learning and teaching, you are motivated to shape the next generation of healthcare professionals through excellence in education and collaboration.

To be successful in this position, you also be able to demonstrate:

• Evidence of application of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to the discipline, in addition to substantial evidence of teaching at a tertiary level, inclusive of simulation and/or clinical setting.
• Demonstrated capacity to design and integrate clinical skills, clinical reasoning and patient assessment activities across curriculum.
• Relevant health professional qualification and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
• PHD, Tertiary Qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience in Health.

College of Medicine and Public Health       

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place.  We say you've found it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers 
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
• Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice 

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan 
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre-employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.

These include:

• Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• Flinders University is committed to providing an environment where staff with disability are valued, supported and encouraged to participate fully and independently in the life of the University. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please contact the Recruitment Team so that we can make appropriate arrangements through recruitment@flinders.edu.au or call 08 8201 2383.

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Fiona Wise.

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At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.