Allied Health Educator

Permanent Full-Time - 76 hours per fortnight

For further information about this role, Please contact (Sarah Broad - Operations Manager Organisation Development) on (54610425) or via email (sbroad@mdhs.vic.gov.au)

 Key Responsibilities 

• Assess and report on learning and development needs of Allied Health Professionals and their 

support staff. These reports will determine the training requirements for clinicians across MDHS.

• Maintain models of best practice in training and adult education; trainee terms and placements, 

workforce, education and training program development as required in order to improve delivery of 

training programs.

• Develop a strategic and work plan to support learning and continuing professional development of 

these staff.

• Provide advice on the strategic use of Allied Health continuing professional development 

resources.

• Contribute to Allied Health workforce sustainability by building capacity to provide high 

quality undergraduate education, new graduate programs, and continuing professional development 

across the district.

• Facilitate access to clinical placement supervision and allied health clinical supervision 

training.

• Support Allied Health Professional supervisors to supervise student on clinical 

placements.

• Support Allied Health Professionals to extend their practice when working with AHAs.

• Develop and sustain collaborative working partnerships with teaching & training and research 

organisations.

• Evaluate learning and development programs and report on key performance areas.

Key Challenges

• Ensuring allied health professional's education needs are assessed, prioritised and appropriate 

programs delivered for the diverse range of allied health disciplines across all sites, in an 

environment of constant change.

• Ensuring an evidence based perspective.

• Operating in a clinical environment with multiple competing demands regarding training 

requirements and priorities.

The Central Goldfields and Pyrenees regions are a great place to live, work and play. There are many beautiful areas to explore, along with being located only a short 50-minute drive from the Regional Cities Ballarat & Bendigo, and 2 hours from Melbourne.

Applications are to include:

• Resume
• Covering Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria, available in the Position Description on the position advertisement.

The Central Goldfields and Pyrenees regions are a great place to live, work and play. There are many beautiful areas to explore, along with being located only a short 50-minute drive from the Regional Cities Ballarat & Bendigo, and 2 hours from Melbourne.

MDHS is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments are subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and a Working with Children Check. NDIS Workers Screening will be required for workers identified as working within a risk assessed role.