Rural Allied Health Clinical Educator

Remuneration: $122 738 - $125 807 Per annum + 11% Super +  Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to June 2026
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 5
Location: New England Area
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ431611
Closing Date: Monday 2nd October 2023

Rural Allied Health Clinical Educator

About us:

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to grow your career. We are a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, providing a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast regions. As the largest employer in the region, we encourage collaboration, openness and respect in the workplace to empower our employees to use their knowledge, skills and experience to meet the principle of Excellence. Every patient. Every time.

About the job:

• The Rural Allied Health Educator positions will join the Allied Health Directorate, providing key strategic work for Allied Health across our District. They will be supported by the Northern Professional Leads and the University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) team to provide support to undergraduate students and early career professionals. Orientation and training support provided by UDRH and the Allied Health Professional Educators network (AHPEN) will help consolidate the skills required to successfully undertake the role.
• The successful candidate will work with key internal and external stakeholders to build capacity for rural sites to host undergraduate student placements across the New England region and support early career clinicians and sole practitioners to develop the required skills to safely undertake their role. The candidate will support the Allied Health Directorate team to undertake strategic initiatives to support the development of a rural workforce pipeline.
• The Successful candidate will work remotely with the Workforce, Professional Development and Education Portfolio within the Allied Health Directorate and work closely with the University Department of Rural Health (UDRH). The successful candidate will be joined by 6 other clinicians across the state, and a Speech Pathologist Educator to collaborate with.

 Benefits:

• Superannuation contributions 11%.
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
• Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time) and Six (6) weeks annual leave for eligible full-time nurses.
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
• Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
• Career Development opportunity.

Requirements:

Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Strong Communication skills, ability to manage multiple demands, leadership and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of education programs.
• Demonstrated high level organisational skills including the ability to work resourcefully and flexibly when managing competing demands and deadlines.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, negotiation and networking skills with evidence of ability to build and maintain co-operative professional relationships.

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies. This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.