Job no: 918341
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Medical, Public Health
* Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Medicine Cardiac & Critical Care
* Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $227,591 - $299,884 MD02 (pro rata)
* Part time 3.75 hours per wk. - 5 year contract available
Lead Medical Education Excellence - Director of Physician Education | Transform Healthcare Training at SALHN
Join SA Health as Director of Physician Education at Flinders Medical Centre and shape the future of medical training in South Australia through this exciting part-time leadership role until November 2030. Lead innovative physician education programmes at one of the state's premier teaching hospitals while collaborating with renowned medical professionals and university partners. Make a lasting impact on healthcare excellence while enjoying flexible working arrangements and exceptional career development opportunities in Adelaide's thriving southern metropolitan region.
About the role:
Reporting to the Deputy Director, Medicine both Operationally and Professionally, some of your duties for the role will include:
* Working with and providing support to supervisors involved in the training of Physician Trainees and ensuring that any conflict of difficulty arising between the trainee and his/her supervisor are resolved
* Providing clinical supervision to Senior Medical Practitioners, Trainee Medical Officers and Medical Students
* Ensuring the maintenance of comprehensive clinical records which document significant patient management decisions
* Providing support and counselling to individual trainees where necessary and acting as an advocate on their behalf
* Ensuring that training and assessment methods (including clinical placements and more formal learning activities) are consistent with best practice approaches to adult learning and accommodate a range of preferred learning styles, backgrounds and experiences
* Ensuring SALHN provide training that exceeds RACP requirements with involvement in ongoing accreditation and training assurance activities
About you:
* Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award
* Demonstrated participation in approved continuing medical education since attaining specialist qualification
* Experience with the supervision and teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
* Ability to negotiate and resolve difficult and complex issues, including those of a sensitive of personal nature
* Extensive clinical experience relevant to work in Physician Education
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Catherine Gibb, Clinical Director Medicine, SALHN, ,
Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Wednesday 29th October 2025
Attachments:
* Director of Physician Education - Role Description
* Australian applicant guidelines
* International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
* Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits. We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
* The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
* Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
* SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 918341
Advertised: 15 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 29 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time