As an Associate Professor, Director, Western Victoria Regional Training Hub, you will:
* Build and maintain relationships with key education, professional, and health organizations—such as hospitals, government bodies, medical colleges, and regional training providers—to promote and support sustainable specialty medical training at the local level.
* Identify medical workforce needs in Western Victoria, build training capacity in these regions, and support medical students and junior doctors interested in rural practice through career planning, professional development, and mentoring.
* Provide an influential voice of advocacy to government and the health sector to secure financial investment in post-accreditation training and ongoing professional development for medical practitioners
* Contribute to specialty medical training by helping health services with accreditation of new posts and supporting local professionals in becoming postgraduate supervisors
* Further developing the strategy of the Western Victoria RTH and overseeing both its implementation and the work of its staff towards that strategic intent
To be successful, you'll have:
* Advanced qualifications and/or recognised significant clinical experience and medical leadership, with specialist medical college accreditation in the relevant discipline area
* Demonstrated academic excellence which may be evidenced by an outstanding contribution to the profession
* High-level interpersonal skills and proven ability to establish positive working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders to develop and maintain strong professional links with relevant industry, government and the community
* Well-developed interpersonal, and written and verbal communication, skills, with experience engaging colleagues and stakeholders in identifying processes and systems requiring change and implementing solutions
* Demonstrated commitment to the improvement of access to training opportunities and improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
* The successful candidate must reside and work in a location classified as Modified Monash, Category 2-7 (2019) MMM location classifications can be checked here: Health Workforce Locator | Australian Government Department of Health
Here's how to apply:
Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.
For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Alex Gentle (Deputy Dean) on
For a copy of the position description, please see below: PD Director Western Victorian Training Hub.pdf
Applications for this position close 11.55pm on Sunday 1 March
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