Associate Lecturer in Interprofessional Rural Education

Job no: 0057234
Location: Wangaratta
Role type: Part time (0.6FTE-1.0FTE); Fixed-term to 31st Dec 2024
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Rural Health, Melbourne Medical School
Salary: Level A – $77,171 – $104,717 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Bangarang People, the Yorta Yorta Nation, and the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn is the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation, and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

About the Department of Rural Health
The Department of Rural Health is a department within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. The Department is based in Shepparton, Ballarat, Bendigo (in partnership with Monash University and La Trobe University) and Wangaratta and has associations with more than 40 smaller rural towns in Victoria. The key purpose of the Department is to provide professional health education and research training in a rural context with an aim to increase the rural health workforce.

About the Role
The main component of the position is to facilitate placements in rural settings, ensure educational support and supervision is of the highest quality, and actively promote the GRH Student Support Program. This role engages with community and health services, designs and develops innovative placements, provides education and resources, and mentors students, supervisors and others involved with rural healthcare delivery. This includes fostering relationships with those involved in student placements and health education, setting up placements in diverse settings, providing education, orientation and assessments, and travel across rural regions to enhance the GRH program.  This role provides the opportunity and flexibility for genuine innovation along with the resources to address rural health education, research and training needs. 

Responsibilities include:

• Engaging with community and health services to enhance student education and placements in rural health
• Designing and developing new and innovative rural placements in both traditional and non-traditional settings using diverse models.
• Consistently employing evidence-based approaches to education, teaching and student placement design and development
• Leading and developing strong partnerships with community and health services in the local region

About You
You possess advanced interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with knowledge of rural nursing and allied health workforce issues in Australia. You have experience in student support, individual mentoring and/or one-on-one education with a proven ability in supporting, facilitating, or developing student placements in rural settings.

You will possess:

• A current qualification in a nursing or allied health discipline
• A demonstrated ability to innovate in rural nursing and/or allied health education
• Experience in providing interprofessional education to nursing and/or allied health students or professionals
• Demonstrated competency working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and communities in Australia

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.

Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia.

About the University
The University of Melbourne 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.

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental, and cultural leave
• 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, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits .

Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

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

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact  us at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au .

Position Description