Associate Lecturer in Interprofessional Rural Education

Role type: Part-time (0.8 FTE); Fixed term until December 2026
Location: Shepparton
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)
Department: Department of Rural Health
Salary: Level A: $87,266 - $118,416 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super

• Ideally suited to a clinician academic with a genuine passion for rural education and workforce pathways across the Goulburn Valley region.
• Working with a supportive team to develop your academic career.
• Apply now to transform rural nursing and allied health careers across regional Victoria.
• 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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Your next career opportunity
You will lead, deliver and evaluate interprofessional rural health education to strengthen the nursing and allied health workforces. Based in Shepparton, you will co-design placements, graduate pathways and supervisor development programmes in collaboration with local health and community partners.

What you will deliver:

• Design and deliver interprofessional rural workforce development activities, including placements, service-learning models and graduate transition programs.
• Develop and deliver clinical supervisor education, mentoring and support that embed interprofessional practice and universal design for learning.
• Create rich learning experiences for students and graduates, using feedback to continuously enhance rural health curricula and activities.
• Lead evaluation of workforce initiatives, generating evidence that informs quality improvement, reporting and scholarly rural health outputs.
• Build collaborative partnerships and represent Going Rural Health across communities, services and events in the Goulburn Valley region.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold a recognised nursing or allied health qualification and current registration with the relevant regulatory body (eg: AHPRA).
• Demonstrate innovation in rural nursing and/or allied health education, including interprofessional learning for students and practitioners.
• Build effective partnerships with rural health, education and community organisations to design and support placements and pathways.
• Support and mentor students in rural settings, drawing on experience in supervision, individual support and teaching.
• Manage projects successfully, meeting agreed timelines while working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams across the metropolitan and rural contexts.
• Engage respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understand contemporary rural workforce challenges in Australia.

For further information, please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programmes and learning platforms

• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave

• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services, including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company

• Health and well-being services, including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information, check out our benefits page!

Your new team
The Department of Rural Health hosts the University Department of Rural Health program across regional Victoria. You will join the Going Rural Health team, partnering with services, universities and communities in the Goulburn Valley. Together, we design placements, pathways and research that grow a skilled, sustainable rural health workforce. You will be supported by a values-driven, collegial academic environment committed to cultural safety and inclusion.

Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.

We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.

Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with Korin Korin, our Indigenous Employment and Development team, via [email protected]

Application essentials:

• Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs.
• You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
• Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.
• Please upload a separate document addressing the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description.

Want to know more?

• For queries related to this specific position, contact Dr Keryn Wright via email at [email protected]
• For questions related to our recruitment process, email Dijana Pourgoutzidis
•  at [email protected]
• For recruitment adjustments, contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at
•   (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').

Apply today and join a community that’s shaping the future.

Applications close 6 July at 11:55 PM in the Melbourne time zone.

Position Description:

JR-012903 Associate Lecturer in Interprofessional Rural Education PD.docx

JR-012903 Associate Lecturer in Interprofessional Rural Education PD.pdf