Local Medical Educator (New England NSW)

About the RACGP

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the voice of general practitioners (GPs) in our growing cities and throughout rural and remote Australia. For more than 60 years, we’ve supported the backbone of Australia’s health system by setting the standards for education and practice and advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.

We foster the future of general practice through our profession-led, community-based training model for the Australian General Practice Training Program and other training pathways. We train GPs to deliver quality, whole-person care to patients across Australia, support their ongoing professional development and provide a point of connection for GPs serving communities in every corner of the country.

We’re committed to diversity and social inclusion and encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If you require any support or adjustments to participate in any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.

About you

As our Local Medical Educator, you’ll have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with exposure working as a GP in a General Practice environment, whilst experience as a Medical Educator is desired it is not essential. To thrive in the role, you will ideally have:

• Medical education experience, particularly in small group teaching, development of educational content for programs and performance assessment
• development as well as development of educational content for programs.
• demonstrated high level of initiative, conceptual and analytical thinking, and high level of attention to detail.
• highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• work effectively within a team environment and ability to work independently.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Local Medical Educator - Head of Training, you’ll work collaboratively with the GP Training Program Management team to achieve the best outcomes for registrars and supervisors ensuring the delivery of a high-quality nationally consistent GP training program. In addition, you’ll provide:

• registrar support
• registrar education
• training site support
• supervisor support and education
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and health training

The Benefits

• Full charitable salary packaging arrangements
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Professional Development Program
• High-profile health and education organisation where progressive leadership, innovation integrity, collaboration and accountability are valued.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position

To Apply

Click on the ‘Apply’ button to submit your CV and cover letter as one document.

We will commence the recruitment process as applications are received and this may be finalised prior to the closing date.

Towards the end of the process, applicants will be asked to complete pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks and/or a National Police Check. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

For a copy of the position description, visit https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/careers/position-descriptions

RACGP internal applicants, please notify your current manager of your application for any internal RACGP opportunities.

Applications close: 30th September 2024

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The RACGP acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways in which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and culture, and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.