Casual Clinical Educator - Occupational Therapist

The School of Allied Health Science and Practice seeks Expressions of Interest from registered Occupational Therapists for Casual Clinical Educator opportunities.

From July to November 2024, The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) program will be conducting a 15 day (one day a week for 15 weeks) Simulated Clinical Placement experience for 3rd year occupational therapy students before they commence their traditional clinical placement blocks. This placement acts as a bridge between theory and real world practice, with the aim to optimise placement readiness through development of student foundational professional behaviours, communication, and clinical skills in a standardised manner.

The Simulated Clinical Placement course involves student participation in a range of simulated client case studies, indirect clinical activities, and non-clinical tasks reflective of what would be encountered during a traditional clinical placement. The primary simulated clinical case studies involve trained actors playing the role of the patient. The inpatient simulated placement experience will take place within the University’s 12-bed simulated health care facility and include access to a variety of other university facilities to optimise student experience. Experienced Occupational Therapists are required to facilitate and supervise these simulated learning experiences as Casual Clinical Educators.

Occupational Therapists with experience in ANY of the following areas are required:

• Adult Acute Inpatients
• Adult Rehabilitation Inpatients
• Adult Community

Multiple positions are available.

All necessary training will be provided during a full day training session.

Casual Rate applicable is $72.82 per hour

Minimum requirements:

• Availability one full day a week (either a Wednesday or Thursday) for the 15 week duration of the simulated clinical placement period (week starting 22nd of July until 1st of November)
• Availability to attend a full day of training on Wednesday 3rd of July 9:30 – 4:30pm.
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Current AHPRA Occupational Therapy Registration
• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable (but not essential) qualities:

• Previous experience in educating or mentoring students/early career Occupational Therapists
• Completion of a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
• Knowledge and experience using the Student Practice Evaluation Form 2 (SPEF-R2)

To be considered, you will need to provide the following information and documents:

• An expression of interest, with your availability (no more than 1 page)
• A copy of your resume / CV including relevant experience (no more than 2 pages)

Closing date: Thursday 4th of April 2024

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information contact:

Tina Caruso

Lecturer, Occupational Therapy

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.