Director Clinical Training

Wa Country Health Service; Kalgoorlie; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

WA Country Health Service invites applications for the Director Clinical Training - Prevocational and Workplace Based Assessment at Kalgoorlie Health Campus. This senior medical education leadership role focuses on prevocational training, supervision of interns, RMOs and registrars, and support for IMGs through the Workplace Based Assessment program.

You will work with the Medical Education Unit to plan, develop and implement education initiatives across regional WA, fostering innovative

Qualifications

• Unrestricted General and Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Significant commitment to and experience in medical education and training.
• Strong commitment to medical practitioner development and wellbeing.
• Experience applying contemporary adult learning principles, including curriculum development, assessment and remediation.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Interest in innovation, research, education and junior workforce development.
• Ability to work strategically across organisation boundaries and translate ideas into practical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to support education, training, supervision and welfare of doctors in training.
• Focus on prevocational medical education program support and IMGs.
• Coordinate and promote Workplace Based Assessment for general registration.
• Contribute to planning, development and implementation of medical education and workforce development.

Skills

Unrestricted medical registration

Medical education

Curriculum development

Adult learning principles

Leadership

Strategic planning

Job description

This is a vacancy to fill one Permanent - Sessional Appointment at 0.6 FTE in Kalgoorlie Health Campus. Are you an experienced senior medical practitioner looking for an opportunity to extend leadership beyond clinical practice and make a lasting impact on the future of supporting the next generation of doctors at Kalgoorlie Health Campus? The Director Clinical Training - Prevocorial and Workplace Based Assessment is a new position in the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Medical Education team in Kalgoorlie that will develop, coordinate, support and promote pre-vocational medical education and the Standard Pathway to general registration with the Medical Board of Australia for International Medical Graduates (IMGs).

About the Role

As the Director Clinical Training, you will provide leadership to support the education, training, supervision and welfare of doctors in training (interns, resident medical officers and registrars). This will include a particular focus on prevocational medical education program support, delivery and supervision and support of IMGs, including the delivery of the Australian Medical Councils Workplace Based Assessment program as an alternative to the clinical examination component of the Standard Pathway to general medical registration. Working closely with WACHS Director Medical Education and Kalgoorlie Health Campus Director Medical Services you will contribute to the planning, development and implementation of a broad range of components of medical education and training and associated medical workforce development. This role will suite a senior medical practitioner who is curious, ambitious, development-focused and motivated by the opportunity to lead change, solve complex problems, develop innovative approaches and create new opportunities for early career doctors and IMGs.

The successful applicant will possess:

• Unrestricted General and Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Significant commitment to and experience in medical education and training
• A demonstrated commitment to medical practitioner development and wellbeing
• Experience applying contemporary adult learning principles, including curriculum development, assessment and remediation
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship building skills
• Demonstrated interest in innovation, research, education and junior workforce development
• The ability to work strategically and effectively across organisation boundaries and to translate ideas into practical outcomes

About the Medical Education Unit

This Kalgoorlie-based role is positioned within the WACHS Medical Education Unit (MEU), a WACHS-wide service focused on strengthening medical education, training and workforce development across regional, rural and remote Western Australia. WACHS MEU is dedicated to 'growing our own' medical workforce in regional WA by supporting and delivering high quality medical education and training programs that lead to satisfying and rewarding careers. You will work within an environment that values innovation, collaboration and professional development, with access to a broad network of medical education, workforce and clinical stakeholders. Joining our MEU means becoming part of a team that is passionate about developing exceptional medical professionals to ensure rural communities continue to have access to timely and high-quality healthcare services as close to home as possible.

Other Conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Contact Information

For further information related to this position: Please contact Dr Graeme Maguire - Director Medical Education on 08 6391 0631.