Role type: Full Time, Fixed Term for 12 Months
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Department of Medical Education
Salary: $100,847.00 - 109,163 p.a. plus 17% super
- Senior coordinating role at Austin Clinical School / shape MD program delivery / build strong partnerships across Austin Health
- Apply to lead clinical school operations that enable outstanding medical education and student clinical experiences.
- Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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As the Clinical School Coordinator, you will spearhead the delivery of the Doctor of Medicine programme at the Austin Clinical School. You will lead a dedicated team, ensuring the seamless operation of academic and clinical teaching activities while building strong relationships across the Melbourne Medical School and affiliated health services. This role offers you the opportunity to make a significant impact on medical education and student success.
What you will deliver:
- Lead and Coordinate Clinical School Operations: Oversee administrative tasks, manage resources, and ensure effectively delivery of the MD program.
- Foster Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong connections with academic, clinical and professional colleagues across multiple institutions.
- Manage Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure adherence to university policies, health service requirements, and risk management frameworks.
- Drive Financial and Administrative Efficiency: Oversee financial processes, contracts, and appointments within the Clinical School.
You may be a great fit if you:
- Hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience in complex organisations.
- Demonstrate experience in multi-site, service-oriented environments, ideally within health or higher education settings.
- Apply strong analytical problem-solving skills to improve processes, operations and clinical education delivery.
- Bring proven capability in managing human, financial and infrastructure resources in line with policy.
- Offer demonstrated stakeholder management and influencing skills across academic, clinical and professional groups.
- Provide experience supervising and directing staff, fostering high performance and effective teamwork.
For further information please refer to the attached PD.
What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:
- Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
For more information check out our benefits page!
Your new team – Department of Medical Education
You will join the Department of Medical Education within Melbourne Medical School at the Austin Clinical School. The team partners closely with Austin Health and affiliated centres to deliver outstanding clinical training for MD students. You will work in a collaborative, forward-looking environment that values innovation, service excellence and impactful healthcare education.
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Application essentials:
- Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs.
- You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
- A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
- Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.
- Please upload your responses to the Selection Criteria, found in the Position Description.
Want to know more?
- For queries related to this specific position, contact Katrina D’Souza
- For questions related to our recruitment process email Walid at [email protected]
- For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at [email protected] (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').
Apply today, and join a community that’s shaping the future.
Applications close: 10 August 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
Position Description:
JR-014161 Clinical School Coordinator PD.docx
JR-014161 Clinical School Coordinator PD.pdf
Skills Required
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience in complex organisations.
- Experience in multi-site, service-oriented environments.
- Experience within health or higher education settings (ideal/preferred).
- Demonstrated stakeholder management and influencing skills across academic, clinical and professional groups.
- Proven capability managing human, financial and infrastructure resources in line with policy.
- Experience supervising and directing staff, fostering high performance and effective teamwork.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to improve processes and operations.
- Experience managing compliance, quality assurance and risk management frameworks.
- Current valid work rights for Australia.
- Working with Children Check (or ability to obtain).
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