National Practicum Placements Lead – Health Sciences

The University of Notre Dame Australia; Sydney, Fremantle; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous training and development

Friendly and collaborative working env

Job summary

The University of Notre Dame Australia is seeking a National Practicum Placement Administration Coordinator to oversee student clinical placements across the School of Health Sciences from Sydney (Broadway) or Fremantle (WA). This full-time role ensures placements meet course requirements, standards, and university policies while driving national consistency.

You will lead placement administration teams, coordinate complex processes, and engage with students, staff, providers, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in administrative management or practicum placement coordination.
• Experience leading or supervising teams in complex environments.
• Ability to coordinate complex administrative processes in higher education or regulated environments.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Analytical and administrative capabilities including data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national administration of clinical and practicum placements, ensuring consistency, efficiency, compliance, and alignment with course requirements, accreditation standards, and university expectations.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and workload management for placement administration staff, including training and performance development.
• Build and maintain relationships with students, staff, placement providers, regulatory bodies, and external partners to support placement outcomes.
• Oversee end-to-end placement administration: requests, scheduling, onboarding, allocations, compliance, and records across management systems.
• Manage placement agreements, contracts, compliance requirements, and financial processes including invoices and budgets.
• Drive continuous improvement through development of national procedures, data quality, reporting, and system/process enhancements.

Skills

Team leadership

Coordination skills

Stakeholder management

Data management

Attention to detail

Financial administration

Invoice processing

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SONIA

InPlace

Job description

The University of Notre Dame Australia is seeking a National Practicum Placement Administration Coordinator to oversee student clinical placements across the School of Health Sciences from Sydney (Broadway) or Fremantle (WA). This full-time role ensures placements meet course requirements, standards, and university policies while driving national consistency.

You will lead placement administration teams, coordinate complex processes, and engage with students, staff, providers, and regulatory