Lecturer - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

CATSINaM; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IHM Australia’s School of Nursing in Melbourne North is seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander educator to lead the teaching of the Bachelor of Nursing’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health subject and embed cultural safety across the course. The role is identified and requires a strong connection to community and knowledge of Indigenous health curricula.

Registration as a nurse is not required; applicants should bring deep knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Qualifications

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity and community connection.
• Deep knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and health issues.
• Experience in teaching, training or cultural safety education in higher education.
• Experience with Aboriginal communities or community controlled organisations, preferably in health.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and teach the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health subject through lectures, tutorials and online learning.
• Create a culturally safe learning environment for all students.
• Review and develop curriculum to embed cultural safety and align with accreditation standards.
• Build relationships with Aboriginal communities and organizations and integrate community voices into teaching.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft 365

Canvas LMS

Education

AQF Level 8+ qualification

Tools

Canvas LMS

Job description

Lecturer - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

IHM Australia

Short summary (listing preview)

Help shape how the next generation of nurses understands, respects and cares for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities. IHM is seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander educator to lead the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health subject in our ANMAC-accredited

Bachelor of Nursing. Nursing registration is not required. Identified position.

Lecturer – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

School of Nursing | Identified Position |North Melbourne

Help shape how a new generation of nurses understands, respects and cares for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities.

About the Role

The Institute of Health & Management (IHM) School of Nursing is seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander educator to lead the teaching of the Bachelor of Nursing's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health subject, and to help embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, perspectives and cultural safety across the course. The subject is grounded in the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework.

Registration as a nurse is not required for this role. Your expertise in helathcare industry comes from your identity, community connection, cultural knowledge and professional experience. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives are also warmly encouraged to apply. You will work alongside registered nurse academics, who teach the clinical nursing content of the course, and may also teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content in other IHM courses, as allocated.

About IHM

IHM is a TEQSA-registered Australian higher education provider (PRV14040, CRICOS 03407G), delivering nursing, health and management courses from campuses in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane. Powered by Arizona State University (ASU), IHM combines academic rigour with simulation-based learning and contemporary digital education. Our purpose is Caring with Passion, and our values are Innovation, Caring and Excellence, underpinned by Integrity - honesty, openness and trust.

Our Bachelor of Nursing, approved by TEQSA and accredited by ANMAC, includes a discrete, compulsory subject on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' history, culture, and health, and embeds culturally safe practice throughout.

What You Will Do

Coordinate and teach the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health subject through lectures, tutorials, yarning circles, case studies and online learning, including assessment, feedback and moderation.

Create a culturally safe learning environment in which all students can reflect on their own cultural values, assumptions and biases.

Review and develop curriculum consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework and the ANMAC Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards 2019, and advise on embedding cultural safety across the course.

Build respectful, reciprocal relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, Elders, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and organisations such as CATSINaM, and bring community voices into teaching with appropriate cultural protocols and recognition.

Act as a point of contact and cultural support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and contribute to strategies that attract, support and retain them.

Support cultural safety learning for staff, engage in scholarship that informs teaching, and contribute to IHM's Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement initiatives.

What You Will Bring

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity, with strong connection to and standing within community.

A qualification at AQF Level 8 or above (for example a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master's degree) in Indigenous studies, public health, health sciences, nursing, education, social work, social sciences or a related discipline. Applicants without a qualification at this level, but with substantial equivalent cultural, professional or academic expertise, are encouraged to apply; this will be assessed under IHM's academic staff qualifications and equivalence process (HES Framework Standard 3.2).

Deep knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contemporary health and social issues, including the impact of colonisation, racism and intergenerational trauma, and the importance of self‑determination.

Experience in teaching, training, community education or cultural awareness and safety education in higher education, health, community or government settings.

Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities or community controlled organisations, preferably in health or social care.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, competence in Microsoft 365, and willingness to learn the Canvas learning management system.

Highly regarded:

Experience teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health or cultural safety to nursing, midwifery or other health students; familiarity with the Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework and the CATSINaM cultural safety approach;

Experience in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation or Aboriginal health liaison role; a tertiary teaching qualification; and experience in curriculum development or scholarship in Indigenous health or education.

Why Join IHM

Shape the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health teaching of a new Bachelor of Nursing from its first intake in 2027.

Make a lasting difference to how future nurses care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

A values‑led culture, with cultural leave and flexibility for cultural and community obligations [confirm IHM policy].

Investment in your professional development, including support for further study and scholarship.

Simulation and digital learning facilities, and an international academic partnership with Arizona State University.

Appointment is subject to the right to work in Australia, confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity, a current National Police Check, a current Working with Children Check for Victoria, and verification of qualifications or completion of IHM's equivalence assessment.

Identified Position

This is an identified position open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. It is a special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity will be required, for example a confirmation letter from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation.

IHM is committed to cultural safety in our workplaces and in our teaching, and to preparing a health workforce that reflects and respects the communities it serves. Reasonable adjustments are available at every stage of the recruitment process; please contact the enquiries officer named above.