Medical Educator

Reporting to the Head of Education Services we are seeking a Medical Educator to provide expert advice and practical support to our Education Development and Delivery Portfolio.

The incumbent will ensure RACS’ education programs, activities and resources:

- comply with RACS’ strategic direction and policies
- foster learning and demonstration of learning by:

- incorporating evidence-based education principles
- implementing andragogical approaches to training and assessment activities
- utilising appropriate technologies

This role will deliver professional development courses for our fellows, supervisors and faculty.

We are looking for someone that will provide educational expertise to committees across examinations, professional development and skills training departments.

**Skills and experience**
- Postgraduate qualifications in education
- Health Professional background
- Extensive experience in faculty development and teaching others how to teach
- Experience in design and development of courses
- Experience in assessment methodology
- Willingness to work flexible days including weekends and evenings and ability to travel within Australia and NZ to facilitate courses

**Benefits**

At our organisation, we are proud to have such a positive impact on improving health outcomes in the community. Our people are very important to us and we treat everyone fairly and are mindful of our colleagues and their wellbeing. Working at RACS you will thrive in our environment where we recognise, we are all one team. Our employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives, so by joining our team you will have:

- flexibility to combine working from home with time spent in the office.
- access to mental wellbeing app Groov.
- wellbeing reimbursement.
- gifted additional leave at the end of the year.
- access to online learning portal THRIVE with a catalogue of 70,000+ courses.
- access to an Employee Assistance Program which includes counselling for personal and work related issues, support for family members, legal support, career development and planning, nutrition & lifestyle advice as well as financial counselling.

We truly care about our employees health and wellbeing and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.

**About the company**

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is a not for profit, membership-based organisation leading the way in surgical performance, professionalism and patient care in Australia and New Zealand.

With service to our members at the forefront of our business, we support ongoing learning and development for our surgical workforce of more than 7,000 surgeons and 1,300 surgical trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates.

RACS is on an exciting journey to transform the way our members engage with us by making improvements across many aspects of the College - from learning and development to technology and governance. We are focusing on collaboration and innovation to better serve our members and to enhance the contribution of surgeons to the community.

**How to apply?**
- RACS is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workforce. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as the traditional landowners of Australia and Māori as the tangata whenua (people of the land) of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Māori and building an environment that is inclusive, culturally safe and appropriate._

In line with directions issued by the Government, all team members are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a valid exemption, in order to work onsite in our workplace.