Casual Clinical Educator - School of Allied Health Science and Practice

The School ofAllied Health Science and Practice seeks Expressions of Interest from registered Physiotherapists for Casual Clinical Educator opportunities.

From the 11th June to 11th July 2024, The University of Adelaide will be conducting a five-week simulated placement experience for students before they commence to their traditional clinical placement blocks. The Simulation Clinical Placement Course consists of 20 days of simulated clinical learning over a five-week period. The simulated clinical scenarios involve trained actors playing the role of the patient. The inpatient simulated placement experience will take place within the University’s newly built 12-bed simulated hospital space, and outpatient experiences will take place within the musculoskeletal clinical teaching spaces. Experienced physiotherapists are required to facilitate and supervise these simulated learning experiences as Casual Clinical Educators.

Physiotherapists with experience in ANY of the following areas are required:

• Cardiorespiratory (11th June – 20th June)
• Neurological (11th June – 20th June)
• Musculoskeletal (24th June – 4th July)
• Orthopaedics (24th June – 4th July)
• Combination week: mixture of in-patient vs. outpatient scenarios (8th – 11th July)

Available hours range from single days, to periods of four days per week for up to five weeks. All necessary training will be provided.

Minimum requirements:

• Eligible to work in Australia
• Current AHPRA Physiotherapy Registration

Desirable (but not essential) qualities:

• Previous experience in educating or mentoring students/early career physiotherapists
• Completion of a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

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: 27th March 2024.

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

For further information contact:

Amanda Maddern

Lecturer, Physiotherapy

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.