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About the office
Majarlin Kimberley Centre for Remote Health (Majarlin) is a Commonwealth-funded University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) based on the University of Notre Dame's Broome campus.
Majarlin's aim is to contribute to the development of a capable and culturally responsive Kimberley health workforce through inspiration, education, innovation, and research.
To achieve this, Majarlin facilitates the delivery of high-quality Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health clinical education and professional support.
Majarlin also engages in collaborative research to progress the rural health evidence base.
About the role
Majarlin seeks expressions of interest from registered Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health professionals who have a passion for teaching.
Part of Majarlin's core business is the provision and facilitation of clinical supervision and facilitation for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health students undertaking formal practicums in the Kimberley.
Majarlin facilitates over 250 student placements per year across the Kimberley, and these students come from a multitude of universities across Australia.
Majarlin provides a variety of support structures for students undertaking placements in the Kimberley, and for clinical facilities where these students are placed.
As our program grows, we require additional supervisors from all Allied Health backgrounds, and facilitators from Nursing and Midwifery to assist our team in providing clinical support for our students.
This role is suitable for any clinician that has an interest in clinical education, wishes to contribute to growing the next generation of the Kimberley health workforce, and for whom sessional or casual work suits their personal circumstances.
This is also a role that may be of interest to clinicians interested in considering an academic career as an opportunity to gain experience in tertiary education.
Whilst the role is sessional, you will be supported by senior Majarlin staff and have access to the University's academic resources to support your work.
Key Responsibilities
General: Incorporate, advocate and demonstrate culturally sensitive healthcare practices.
Supervision: Supervise students effectively with a student-centred approach that facilitates active learning and supports students from diverse backgrounds.
Academic Counselling: Provide academic counselling, mentoring and advice to students related to their clinical placement.
Collaboration: Collaborate with other staff, including Clinical Education staff at Majarlin, Majarlin Leadership and relevant stakeholders from external clinical facilities and universities.
Teaching: Supervise / facilitate / support students undertaking Majarlin practicums in accordance with Majarlin, University and Facility requirements including the completion of midway and final summative assessments.
Teaching Quality: Incorporate scholarship and professional expertise into teaching practices, ensuring that teaching is informed by relevant research in the field.
Innovation: Contribute to the development of engaging, relevant and technology-enhanced supervision / facilitation models.
Research: Contribute to collaborative projects relevant to discipline-based teaching practices.
Scholarship of Teaching: Contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning and / or professional practice in the discipline.
Research Support: Support the broader research activities of Majarlin and actively contribute to collaborative and / or discipline focused research projects.
Community Partnerships: Demonstrate a commitment to building strategic networks and collaborative relationships within industry, academic and community settings.
Discipline Promotion: Actively raise the profile of the discipline within the University and the external community.
Community Engagement: Demonstrate commitment to community engagement.
Qualifications, skills and experience
Relevant qualifications and/or experience recognised by the institution as appropriate for the relevant discipline area.
Experience in teaching and/or research within a university or teaching environment will be highly regarded.
Desirable: Evidence of progress towards advanced clinical (e.g., Clinical Masters) and/or academic qualifications (i.e. Masters by Research or PhD), or interest in doing so.
How to Apply
Please apply online with a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Please specify your availability, in your cover letter.
Please note this role is onsite at the Broome or Kununurra campus and cannot be done remotely.
We are looking for Academic Sessionals (Clinical Teaching), on an ongoing basis.
For further information on how to apply, please visit: How to apply | Notre Dame Applicants are expected to have current and valid work rights in Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our staff.
Contact us
Please direct your queries regarding this role to James Debenham,
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Unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies will not be entertained.
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