Allied Health Clinical Educator

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full Time - Fixed Term

**Salary**:$60 - $70

**Grade**:Undefined

**Occupation**: Health and Allied Health

**Location**: Melbourne

**Reference**: 2960

**_ Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Clinical Education Unit**

The Clinical Education Unit (CEU) is fundamental to achieving this vision, incorporating a philosophy of interprofessional learning as the foundation for the provision of high-quality care.

The CEU is responsible for clinical education governance utilizing a Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment (BPCLE) framework. The CEU has two pillars of education: Allied Health and Nursing. Each pillar has a leader who is responsible for day-to-day education as well as ensuring the AH & nursing workforce have the skills and capability to deliver outstanding care.

**About the role**

The Clinical Educator, Gd 4 provides expert input into the design and delivery of effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices of Allied Health professionals, assistants and students at Austin Health.

The role will focus on the promotion of innovative and responsive interprofessional education which builds clinician capability and supports contemporary and emerging clinical and professional practice.

The Grade 4 Clinical Educator role will design, lead and deliver contemporary clinical education programs, which align with the Allied Health Clinical Education vision to build clinician capacity in clinical and professional practice.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

- AHPRA registration or evidence of eligibility for membership of relevant professional association.
- Allied Health qualification (at least 10 years’ experience within professional discipline),
- Post graduate qualifications in education, workplace training, or other relevant field or working towards
- Experience and expertise in the provision of clinical education, supervision, mentoring to staff and students
- Demonstrated competence in a leadership role and the ability to unite teams to achieve common objectives
- Demonstrated ability to promote the professional competence of other staff
- Advanced communication skills, including interpersonal, liaison and negotiating skills with the ability to network effectively in the design and delivery of clinical training initiatives
- Demonstrated problem solving ability with capacity to identify clinical education needs and trends and develop innovative programs and approaches
- Demonstrated analytical, project management and report writing skills
- High level computer literacy
- Understanding of clinical placements within the Victorian context.

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: Monday 2 June 2025**

Applications close Monday 2 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 13 May 2025