About us

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The College is a not-for-profit organisation that represents more than 8600 surgeons and 1300 surgical trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates.

RACS also supports healthcare and surgical education in the Asia-Pacific region and is a substantial funder of surgical research. There are nine surgical specialties in Australasia being: Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery.

About the role

In this role you will provide expert advice and practical support to the Education Portfolio. You will ensure RACS education programs, activities and resources:

• comply with RACS’ strategic direction and policies.
• foster learning and demonstration of learning by incorporating evidence-based education principles, implementing approaches to training and assessment activities and utilising appropriate technologies.

You will teach professional development courses for fellows, supervisors, and examiners. You will also provide educational expertise to internal and external stakeholder groups (including but not limited to specialty training committees/boards, committees and cross-College projects) to maximise learning of both fellows and trainees.

In this role, you will help drive innovation in accordance with best practice medical education across RACS portfolios.

Skills and experience

• Masters of Health Education (MSc) or equivalent qualification
• Health professional background (e.g. nursing, allied health etc) is preferred
• Extensive experience in design, delivery and evaluation of education programs
• Extensive experience in facilitation of face to face and online courses
• Ability to manage concurrent projects to meet set deadlines
• Flexibility and agility to adapt to changing priorities and conditions
• Ability to foster relationships and work collaboratively
• High level written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in design, development and evaluation of eLearning packages is desirable

Some travel, after hours and weekend work will be a requirement of this position.

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Benefits

At our organisation, we are proud to have a positive impact on improving health outcomes in the community. Our people are especially important to us, we treat everyone fairly and are mindful of our colleagues and their wellbeing. Working at RACS, you will thrive in our environment where we recognise that we are all one team. Our employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives, so by joining our team you will have:

• flexibility to combine working from home with time spent in the office
• RACS Professional Development Framework (Grow at RACS)
• access to a wellbeing app
• annual wellbeing reimbursement
• additional, gifted leave at the end of the year
• access to online learning portal THRIVE with a catalogue of 89,000+ courses
• access to an Employee Assistance Program which includes counselling for personal and work-related issues, support for family members, legal support, career development and planning, nutrition & lifestyle advice as well as financial counselling

We genuinely care about our employees’ health and wellbeing and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.

How to apply?

To apply for this role please submit your application by clicking on the “Apply Now" button to submit a cover letter and resume.

Please note we will be reviewing applications as they come in.

To arrange an informal chat about the role or to find out more, please contact us [email protected] using the subject line: Medical Educator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

RACS is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workforce. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as the traditional landowners of Australia and Māori as the tangatawhenua (people of the land) of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Māori and building an environment that is inclusive, culturally safe and appropriate.