Medical Education Officer

**Job no**: 496519

**Work type**: Fixed Term

**Location**: South Brisbane

**Categories**: Education & Training

**About the role**

The People and Learning team at Mater currently have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an experienced and professional **Medical Education Officer **to join the Medial Education Unit. This role will be offered on a **full time** basis for 12 months initially.

Mater Education, in collaboration with Mater Research, provides education and learning and development support to Mater Health.
Mater Education is a nationally accredited, independent, hospital-based Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that offers a range of courses targeted to provide outstanding educational solutions to an internal and external clientele.

Mater Education focuses on achieving excellence through the use of best practice and simulation-based education support, and strategies that facilitate a professional learning environment where everyone at Mater learn and thrive together. Mater Education contributes to the continual improvement in the safety and quality of patient care and experience through effective integration with health and research.

The Medical Education Unit at Mater in South Brisbane are responsible for managing all medical education and workforce functions for Junior Medical Staff at Mater in South Brisbane. This includes advertising, recruitment, onboarding, roster and leave management, performance management and pastoral care as well as education, training and learning requirements. All you have to do is look at the AMAQ Hospital Health Check survey each year to see the high quality and valued service we deliver to our Junior Doctors year on year.

This represents an opportunity to join an iconic QLD organisation which is proudly values led.

The MEU team of 7 are passionate and hardworking but also very fun loving

**_ Salary range: Commensurate with experience_**

**What you'll be doing**

The Medical Education Officer (MEO) role will work as part of the Mater Education team to provide educational expertise and leadership in the delivery of medical education to prevocational and vocational medical staff, while ensuring ongoing training and accreditation requirements are met.

Specifically, the focus of the MEO role will be:

- to provide high level advice and leadership to the Medical Education Unit in areas of prevocational medical education, accreditation, assessment, evaluation and research
- to support best practice education and training using contemporary and interprofessional adult learning principles for all medical officers across Mater, including Interns, Junior/Senior House Officers, Principal House Officers, Registrars and Consultants
- to develop, implement, evaluate and support excellence in medical education and training and to ensure the provision of safe patient care and quality clinical practice in accordance with Australian Medical Council (AMC) standards, the associated Queensland accreditation body, the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors and, the National Safety and Quality Health Standards.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess the following qualifications, skills and experience:

- Possession of a Bachelor degree in Adult Education, Health or related discipline, or a Tertiary clinical qualification
- Possession of a higher qualification or working towards a higher qualification in Adult Education, Health or related discipline
- High level of interpersonal communication skills with ability to work independently and collaboratively across a broad range of professional levels and streams
- Previous work experience as a clinician (desirable)
- Research and analytical skills
- Understanding of AMC standards for Intern Training and of NSQHS Standards.
- Strong patient centred care focus on all aspects of training and development
- Ability to use information, evaluations and reports to guide innovative practices and improvements
- High level knowledge of legislation, professional standards, policy and procedures affecting education and clinical practice
- High level knowledge on contemporary adult learning practice and theory, including e-learning design and delivery
- High level knowledge and experience in simulation as a teaching methodology
- Strong understanding of interprofessional education, collaboration and care
- Ability to use electronic information systems to collect data and generate high level compliance and outcome reports to support decision making
- Ability to facilitate the use of robust evaluation principles that lead to clinical or educational improvements and return on investment outcomes
- Ability to champion and lead in periods of process change
- Strong focus on and respect for compliance and working within relevant guidelines, policies and procedures

**Why join us?**

Joining a 10,000+ strong workforce, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Edu