Allied Health Clinical Educator

Reference Number: 50337: Allied Health Clinical Educator - Physiotherapy (Neurology)
Employment Type: On Going Part Time (PT)
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Physiotherapy Clinicians to join the Allied Health Education and Physiotherapy teams in the role(s) of Allied Health Clinical Educator – Physiotherapy (Neurology).

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Allied Health Clinical Educator(s) - Physiotherapy (Neurology) will have a lead role in co-designing, delivering and evaluating clinically based education and training for learners across the career continuum. This will involve developing and implementing responsive, evidence-based discipline specific and interdisciplinary clinical skills training via a range of delivery modalities within a consistent framework across Allied Health (AH).

This role(s) will work closely with the Allied Health Professional Education Lead, wider education team and allied health disciplines to co-design, implement and evaluate this framework to ensure effective and sustainable training is delivered encompassing a range of training modalities.

This role(s) will be involved in building capability across the wider AH workforce in supervision and teaching skills. The Allied Health Clinical Educator(s) will also be champions for interdisciplinary education and will be actively involved in ensuring learners have access to interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

The Allied Health Clinical Educator(s) - Physiotherapy (Neurology) will work closely with the Allied Health Education team, broader AH leadership and workforce to ensure that programs are delivered in a cohesive, consistent and efficient manner and that the education and training provided meets the needs of NH learners across the career continuum.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy (essential) and post graduate qualifications in education, management or relevant health discipline (desirable)
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Physiotherapist
• Current Victorian Driver's License.
• Current National Police and Working with Children History Check.
• Membership with the Australian Physiotherapy Association and relevant special interest groups
• Extensive experience in the management and education of Physiotherapy learners.
• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in a hospital or healthcare setting (Grade 3 level desirable)
• Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal skills
• Possesses practical negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent communication, project management and coordination skills, and a proven commitment to working collaboratively to promote evidence-based education to learners.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of the application of adult learning principles in the design of education programs.
• Demonstrable experience in facilitating, evaluating and continuously improving education programs.
• A passion for providing high-quality supervision and clinical skills training to a variety of learners.
• A foundational understanding of interdisciplinary education principles, design and delivery.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Peter Brack - Director Education, Allied Health @ *********** or

Applications close 25 May 2025

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ , who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.