Senior Lecturer - (Clinical Education) - Year 4 Medicine Coordinator - Dubbo and Orange

• Part-time 0.4 FTE fixed term at Dubbo or Orange until 31 December 2027
• Exciting opportunity to support the School of Rural Health Doctor of Medicine program supporting students in Dubbo and Orange, NSW
• Base Salary $145,023 - $167,221 (pro-rata)+ 17% superannuation plus Full Clinical loading where eligible
• Interviews will be held in January/early February 2024

About the opportunity

The School of Rural Health (SRH) has been delivering long term rural placements for The University of Sydney year 3 and 4 medical students in Orange and Dubbo for over 20 years. In 2022, The University of Sydney commenced delivery of its four-year graduate entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program in two streams; a Metropolitan stream based on the University’s Camperdown campus in Sydney, and a Dubbo stream based at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo.

We have a position available for a Senior Lecturer (Education-Focused) – Year Four Coordinator who will undertake a range of duties related to the implementation of the curriculum as well as teaching and learning activities for Year Four in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program (Dubbo Stream) and extended rural placement students across Dubbo and Orange. This position will have a supervision and leadership role in the Program including coordination and management of academic staff and tutors within the portfolio. The Year Four program is devoted to the following fields Medicine, Surgery, General Practice, the Elective and Vocational Elective Terms and, where applicable, the Assistant in Medicine program.

This position is located at either Dubbo or Orange with support to be provided to Year Four students across both sites. Limited travel between rural and metropolitan sites is a requirement of this position and therefore a driver’s license is required. Some out-of-hours work is also required of this role.

Dubbo, NSW is a vibrant regional centre that offers the benefits of space and a relatively laid-back lifestyle with the amenities of a major city. Home to Aboriginal people of the Wiradjuri Nation, Dubbo connects and services a broad catchment population of 120, 000 people in the Orana Region and has daily flights to a number of regional and metropolitan centres. For more information on Dubbo and surrounds, see https://dubbo.com.au/.

Home to nearly 70,000 people, the Orange Region offers a unique blend of seasonal landscapes, accessible transport, abundant natural resources and some of the best regional food and wine in Australia. The city of Orange, with a population of 41,000 residents is a regional hub of medical and health expertise outside Sydney and also employs a significant number of people in the education and mining industries.  Orange is part of Wiradjuri land, and the region is home to several culturally significant sites. For more information on Orange and surrounds, see https://thinkorangeregion.com.au/  and https://orange360.com.au.

The University of Sydney supports and promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation at every level of study, work, and research. It is a core part of our purpose as a university.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• contribute to outstanding educational design, delivery, evaluation and outcomes;
• contribute to scholarship and applies clinical knowledge and expertise for improved student outcomes;
• actively contribute to the research, education and administrative activities of the discipline/School/Faculty;
• provide academic oversight and leadership of the Year Four component of the Sydney Medical School Doctor of Medicine Program at Dubbo and Orange;
• lead and manage staff/tutors;
• support pastoral care needs of students at the Clinical School;
• fulfil Governance and Compliance requirements of the Sydney Medical Program Doctor of Medicine and the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program/Murray Darling Medical Schools Program Parameters;
• support the orientation and induction of students and staff to the area.

About you

• have a bachelor of Medicine (MB)/Doctor of Medicine (MD)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution
• PhD in an academic field relevant to the discipline or other higher professional qualifications relevant to graduate medical education
• recognition as a Fellow of the relevant Australasian medical specialist college or equivalent as recognised by Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency (AHPRA), e.g. FANZCA, FRACP, FRACS, FACEM, FRACGP
• current registration with AHPRA or equivalent professional bodies (where relev