About the Role
The National School of Medicine seeks to appoint Lecturers and Senior Lecturers in medicine to undertake the role of Group Tutors in the Foundation Years of the Doctor of Medicine program. This role involves facilitating Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Tutoring, Communication and Clinical Skills sessions, and Clinical Debriefing sessions.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate problem-based learning tutorials, clinical debriefing tutorials, and clinical and communication skills training sessions weekly.
- Participate in assessment and evaluation activities, including marking and providing feedback.
- Attend meetings and professional development sessions as required.
- Participate in performance development activities.
- Consult with students regarding readings, weekly topics, and assessments.
- Provide a high level of pastoral care to students.
Requirements
- Possession of a Medical qualification registrable with AHPRA and a Fellowship of a relevant professional body or a PhD in a relevant discipline.
- Experience in teaching at master's level or higher or in medical, health, or professional practice-based education settings.
- High level of interest in medical education and experience in teaching in small group tutorials.
- Keen interest in maintaining currency in scholarship and professional practice.
- Ability to incorporate technology into teaching and learning or a willingness to learn.
- Ability to deliver quality learning and teaching practices in multiple modes, including online delivery.
- Ability to assess task priorities, manage workload, and meet deadlines in a busy education environment.
- Evidence of a high level of pastoral care to students.
- Current and valid work rights in Australia.
- Compliance with mandatory check requirements.
Skills
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Tutoring
- Communication skills
- Clinical skills
- Clinical debriefing
- Teaching at master's level or higher
- Medical education
- Small group tutorials
- Scholarship and professional practice
- Technology incorporation (Blackboard, Zoom, email, internet)
- Online delivery
- Workload management
- Deadline management
- Pastoral care
Location
- Sydney Campus
- Darlinghurst Site
Work Type
- Academic Sessional
- Ongoing basis
Experience Level
- Lecturer
- Senior Lecturer
Education Level
- Medical qualification registrable with AHPRA
- Fellowship of a relevant professional body
- PhD in a relevant discipline
Benefits
- Fitness Passport
- Generous training and development opportunities
- Friendly and collaborative working environment
About the Company
- The University of Notre Dame Australia is a modern, national Catholic university serving over 12,000 students across its campuses in Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney.
- It has a community of over 1,000 academic and professional staff.
- Notre Dame is recognised for its personalised learning environment, strong graduate outcomes, and holistic educational philosophy rooted in critical thinking, ethics, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
- The university believes in the power of education to transform lives, strengthen communities, and help people become the best version of themselves.
Equal Opportunity
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
- The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of its workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for its staff.
