Senior Lecturer, Medicine (Echuca)

University of Melbourne; Echuca; On-site; AUD 153,000 - 176,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Parental leave

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a Part-time General Medicine Educator for the Rural Clinical School in Echuca to lead and coordinate teaching for Rural Clinical School students. You will collaborate with Echuca Regional Health, supervise student projects, support learning, and contribute to assessments while maintaining active clinical practice in Echuca.

This fixed-term position runs to 31 December 2028 (0.2 FTE pro rata) with a salary of $152,695–$176,065 per annum plus 17% super and

Job description

Role type: Part-time (0.2 FTE); Fixed term to 31 December 2028

Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Department/ School: Department of Rural Health - Echuca Clinical School

Salary: Level C: $152,695 - $176,065 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super p.a.

Lead general medicine teaching in Echuca / collaborate closely with Echuca Regional Health / shape future rural medical practitioners

Investing in you - 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Melbourne

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Your next career opportunity

You will lead and coordinate general medicine teaching for Rural Clinical School students based in Echuca.

You will collaborate with Echuca Regional Health teams, support student learning, and contribute to impactful rural research.

What you will deliver:

• Plan, organise and deliver high quality general medicine teaching, tutorials and clinical learning activities for RCS students.
• Coordinate student placements, ward rounds and inpatient experiences in medicine with Echuca Regional Health medical and education teams.
• Orientate students to Echuca Regional Health wards and processes, and provide ongoing guidance on professional conduct and skills.
• Contribute to assessment design, in-term assessments and examinations, ensuring fair, transparent and standards-aligned student evaluation.
• Participate in departmental committees, RCS educator meetings, and relevant research activities, including supervising student research projects.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold a medical qualification recognised in Australia plus Fellowship or equivalent recognised postgraduate clinical qualification.
• Demonstrate strong experience in clinical teaching, medical education and curriculum delivery within hospital-based general medicine settings.
• Build effective working relationships with medical practitioners, health professionals and university colleagues across regional and rural contexts.
• Show understanding of student needs and provide thoughtful academic guidance, feedback and counselling when required.
• Exhibit strong organisational and administrative skills, managing teaching schedules, placements and assessment tasks efficiently.
• Maintain active clinical practice at Echuca Regional Health and commit to ongoing development of medical education capabilities.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural leave, and menstruation and menopause leave.
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team -

You will join the Department of Rural Health within the Melbourne Medical School, based at Echuca Clinical School.

The department delivers high quality health professional education and research in rural communities across Victoria.

Working closely with Echuca Regional Health, the team strengthens the rural health workforce through immersive clinical training.

You will collaborate within a supportive, values-driven culture that champions innovation, inclusion and meaningful community impact.

Be Yourself

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