Associate Professor - Midwifery

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Academic Level  C or D | $129,818 - $171,450p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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• Level C
• Level D

About the College of Nursing and Health Sciences 

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates. 

About the Role

We are seeking a Midwife who is as passionate about teaching as they are about research, policy and practice.  Tasked with contributing to the development of teaching materials, delivery of innovative teaching and learning strategies and examinations, you will also contribute to ethical, high quality, innovative research, including implementation of findings into clinical practice.  In addition, you will make an independent contribution to strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have the potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University, service providers and women and families within Midwifery and associated areas.

The successful candidate will join a team of passionate Midwives that have a diverse range of clinical, academic and research experience but aligned vision for supporting students to gain the essential skills to provide high quality, safe and effective woman-centred care. The team deliver a 3 year Bachelor of Midwifery and a 2 year Bachelor of Midwifery (Registered Nurse Entry) on campus at Bedford Park and across a range of clinical settings for professional placements with industry partners. Many of the team maintain clinical positions concurrently, ensuring the curriculum is informed by contemporary clinical practice. There are also new University clinical services soon to commence on campus with Midwifery staff leading on the design, delivery and evaluation of these services alongside students. The team are also active in research, many having completed or currently undertaking honours or higher degree research themselves. There is a formal relationship through a joint Level E research position with the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, providing unique and growing opportunities for innovative and impactful clinical research.   

About You

We are seeking an experienced academic who will contribute to the ambitions of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. To be successful in this position you will have completed a PhD in a field relevant to Midwifery and have registration with AHPRA and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Midwife. It is expected that these registrations will be maintained during tenure at the University.

The successful applicant will also be able to demonstrate:

• Significant and sustained evidence of successful relevant teaching experience at tertiary level, including responsibility for topic coordination and/or curriculum design.

• Evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area of strategic research focus for the CFI.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and external industry partners.

• A commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym  and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  

• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description

• Level C

• Level D

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Cathy Dickson, Dean Education .

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

18 Feb 2024

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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