• Rural Clinical School

• Part-time (20%), fixed-term position through to 31st December 2025

• Base salary will be in the range $134,845 - $155,246 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C)

• Based at our Bundaberg Hospital

About This Opportunity 

In 2023, the UQ Medical School established eight geographically based Learning Communities, three of which are part of the Rural Clinical School. These Learning Communities bring together students, academics, clinical educators, and professional staff to foster an academic environment where students learn collaboratively and are supported in their growth as medical professionals throughout the MD program.

The Central Queensland and Wide Bay Learning Communities align with the Central Queensland and Wide Bay Regional Medical Pathways (CQ RMP and WB RMP). Starting in 2025, these pathways will offer all four years of the UQ MD Program within their respective regions, with the first two years based in Rockhampton for CQ RMP and in Bundaberg for WB RMP. In the final two years, MD students will participate in clinical placements throughout rural and regional communities in Central Queensland and Wide Bay.

The Darling Downs and South West Learning Community is another key area within the Rural Clinical School. From 2026, it will host all four years of the UQ MD program and serve as the foundation for the Darling Downs – South West Medical Pathways.

The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver teaching related to ethics and professional practice across the entire MD program, with a focus on the first and second years, while also contributing to various other teaching and learning activities.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Teaching: Provide the teaching for the ethics and professional practice components of the MD program. Work closely with the relevant academic staff in the Academy for Medical Education to ensure a high quality teaching and learning experience for students in the area of ethics and professionalism.

• Teaching Impact/Research: Maintain personal academic standing including the pursuit of research and scholarship. Foster and support a positive research culture within the RCU.

• Supervision and Researcher Development: Effectively lead and develop student performance and conduct by providing feedback, coaching, and professional development.

• Citizenship and Service: Consistently demonstrate behaviours that align to the UQ values. Contribute proactively and respectfully to the Medical Pathway, Rural Clinical School, Learning Community and Regional Clinical Unit.

This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

This position may attract additional salary loadings (clinical and/or state) within this role, based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and registrations and subject to approval. More information can be found here

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences 

The newly established Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences will be an interdisciplinary powerhouse of innovation and collaboration to lead integrated solutions to the needs of the communities we serve locally and globally. UQ offers one of the widest ranges of health and behavioural sciences programs of any Australian university, and the ambition for this new Faculty will be to will be to leverage its unified suite of esteemed schools, institutes and centres to unlock opportunities within UQ and with external partners

About You 

• Medical qualification and a non-GP Specialist or General Practice Specialist qualification, with eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia, with AHPRA

• Knowledge and experience in ethics and professional practice theory and/or clinical practice.

• Recency of clinical practice as a medical practitioner in Australia will be highly regarded.

• Evidence of a substantial contribution to quality clinical teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and/or professional level

• Demonstrated experience and capacity in the delivery of medical education materials relevant to small and/or large group settings.

• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a complex environment.

• Demonstrated capacity to engage with and/or develop scholarly work in medical education.

• High level communication and interpersonal skills for working with students, colleagues and the relevant external partners.

• A commitment to and an understanding of the issues surrounding, living and working in a rural and/or regional area.

• You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including right to work in Australia, education check, AHPRA registration, mandatory immunisations.

Work Rights: You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply.

 
Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Deputy Head of Learning Community Year 1, Bundaberg Regional Clinical Unit, Associate Professor Eugene Wong,  [email protected].

For application queries or a full job description, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information 

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to [email protected] for accessibility support or adjustments.

Applications close Sunday 12th January at 11.00pm AEST (R-45343). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 24th January.