Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills

Position Details

• Fixed Term until December 2026 | Part-Time at 0.5FTE

• Academic Level C | $138,124 - $158,885 p.a.(pro-rata)

• Location: Mount Gambier | On the Traditional Lands of the First Nations of the Southeast

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Flinders Rural and Remote Health SA

Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA (FRRHSA) facilitates high quality multidisciplinary health education and research in our State's regional areas.

We have a strong national and international reputation for providing community-engaged inter-professional training for medical, nursing, and allied health students. This includes the Doctor of Medicine Rural Stream (MDRS) program and multidisciplinary rural clinical placements.

Through this practice, we bring new and exciting opportunities to actively engage and work with rural communities. 

About the Role

The Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality teaching within the South Australia Rural Medical (SARM) Program, based at our Mount Gambier campus. This position focuses on innovative teaching practices to enhance student learning in clinical skills and communication, contributing to curriculum development and educational leadership. The role supports the University's commitment to producing career-ready graduates and strengthening the rural medical workforce in South Australia.

• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of clinical skills and communication teaching within the SARM Program.

• Coordinate topics and courses, ensuring curriculum innovation, inclusivity, and alignment with accreditation standards.

• Provide academic support, mentoring, and professional advice to students, fostering engagement and success.

• Contribute to educational leadership through best-practice teaching, team-based learning, and technology-enhanced approaches.

About You

You are an experienced medical educator with a passion for clinical skills and communication teaching. You bring leadership in curriculum design, innovative teaching methods, and a commitment to student success in rural health education.

• Hold a PhD, EdD, or equivalent qualification in medical education (or related field).

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching clinical skills and communication, with experience coordinating topics and courses.

• Skilled in active learning approaches, simulation, and technology-enhanced teaching to improve outcomes.

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary academic and clinical teams.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan 

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy 

• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document.  This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Claire Drummond

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At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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