About the Company

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent's Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About Department

St Vincent's Education and Learning has a proud history as a leader in clinical and non-clinical education both on a state and national basis. Our multi-campus department facilitates education for staff across their career path.

About the Role

This role reports directly to the Medical Education Coordinator, however requires close collaboration with the Manager, Early Career Programs, Director of Pre-Vocational Training, Supervisor of Intern Training, the Medical Workforce Unit and Chief Medical Officer, among other stakeholders.

The key responsibilities of this position will be to develop, implement and evaluate educational programs for PGY1 Junior Medical Staff (Interns) at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, as guided by the Post Graduate Medical Council Victoria (PMCV) requirements for internship in Victoria. They will also have some responsibility for facilitating the continuing education of other prevocational doctors (including PGY2 and PGY3 who are not currently in vocational studies). It is expected that the Medical Education Officer, along with other members of the Medical Education team, will communicate frequently with Senior Medical Staff at SVHM, with relation to the supervision and education of these prevocational medical staff.

The Medical Education Officer role also includes the provision of ongoing pastoral care and support of a non-educational nature for junior medical staff at SVHM. This will be conducted in collaboration with other team members and key stakeholders/services across the organisation and state, as required.

All members of the Medical Education team, including the Medical Education Officer, will be responsible for supporting and promoting educational & clinical training opportunities for prevocational doctors that are aligned with national and state accreditation standards, the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors, and that reflect the Australian Medical Council (AMC) National Intern Training Framework (NITF) global outcome statements.

Duties

• Planning, coordinating, facilitating and evaluating orientation for junior medical staff (interns, residents, registrars and fellows), upon commencement at SVHM. This includes liaising with local Heads of Unit, Term Supervisors and other key stakeholders to ensure local/ward-based orientation is catered to in the initial day/s of commencing employment
• Planning, coordinating, facilitating and evaluating education programs for prevocational doctors (specifically PGY1, PGY2 and those PGY3 not in vocational studies). This may include conducting a training needs analysis, developing education materials, hosting on-line forums/teaching events, updating websites and/or developing new education programs
• Collaborating with the Medical Workforce Unit, particularly in relation to pre-vocational recruitment. This may include involvement in information sessions and open events, as well as reviewing applications, CVs and coordinating interviews
• Liaising with stakeholders such as the Chief Medical Officer, Term Supervisors and other Clinical Supervisors to promote effective learning, advocacy and ensure the welfare of prevocational junior medical staff while at SVHM
• Participating in strategic planning and leadership activities both within Education and Learning and externally through the Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Hold a current qualification in a relevant field (teaching/education, health sciences, management)
• Postgraduate qualifications in relevant discipline (desirable)
• Previous experience in medical education or health professional teaching ( desirable)
• Previous experience in planning, facilitating and evaluating education programs, including the development of new courses
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Car Park

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
• All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.
• Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).