Medical Education Officer

Requisition No: 4777
- Executive Division: Medical Services
- Division: Medical Services
- Program: Medical Education
- Department: Post Graduate Medical Education
- Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Secto
- Job Function: Nursing
- Project:
**Medical Education Officer**

Multiple Sites - Sunshine | Footscray | Bacchus Marsh | Williamstown | Melton | Sunbury
Permanent | Full-time or Part-time options available
Nurse Educator Grade 4A/4B (depending on background and qualifications)

**Empower the next generation of doctors. Support clinical excellence. Shape the future of medical education at Western Health.**

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and experienced **Medical Education Officer** to join our dedicated Medical Education Unit. Based across multiple campuses, this role is essential in supporting the delivery of high-quality education, orientation, and wellbeing support for PGY1-PGY3 doctors and International Medical Graduates (IMGs).

**Your Impact**

As a Medical Education Officer, you’ll coordinate and deliver engaging education programs, simulation, procedural training, and structured orientation activities. You’ll support junior doctors with pastoral care, career guidance, and ensure our training meets national accreditation standards (PMCV, AMC).

Working closely with Directors of Training and the broader Medical Education team, you’ll promote a safe, supportive learning environment while ensuring our doctors feel informed, empowered, and prepared.

**What You’ll Do**
- Coordinate and deliver orientation, simulation and procedural skills training
- Contribute to PGY1-PGY3 and IMG education and career development
- Support junior doctor wellbeing and act as a confidential point of contact
- Assist in accreditation preparation and data reporting (PMCV, AMC)
- Collaborate with clinical educators, supervisors, and Medical Workforce
- Travel between Western Health campuses to support consistent program delivery

**What You’ll Bring**

✔ Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
✔ Minimum 5 years of acute clinical/education experience
✔ Strong coordination and education delivery skills
✔ Confidence using AV, simulation, and digital teaching tools
✔ Familiarity with medical training frameworks (PMCV, AMC, college requirements)
✔ High-level communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
✔ A passion for supporting junior clinicians to thrive

**Desirable**: Postgraduate qualification in clinical education or working toward completion.

**Why Join Western Health?**

✨ Make a meaningful impact on medical workforce training
✨ Join a values-driven, collaborative and innovative team
✨ Enjoy flexible working options and professional development
✨ Contribute to one of Victoria’s most diverse and fastest-growing health services

**Position Description**

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

**Learning and development opportunities**
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

**Community impact and inclusion**
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