Hospital Placement Officer

About Curtin Medical School
 
Established in 2017, the Curtin Medical School, which is part of the Faculty of Health Sciences, brings together multidisciplinary teaching and research expertise, and leads the only undergraduate medical degree in Western Australia. Curtin Medical School is committed to producing graduates who are better equipped to meet community needs, with primary care expertise, strong leadership skills and the ability to operate effectively in interprofessional care teams.

Your new role

As a Hospital Placement Officer, you will be responsible for the administrative coordination of clinical placements for Curtin medical students at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital. In consultation with the Clinical Deans and the Director, Clinical Education, you will manage all aspects of the student placement and provide ongoing support throughout the placement lifecycle.

You will be based at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, with your responsibilities including:

• Allocating students to placement site and organising student orientation/induction.
• Providing accurate and timely guidance to students and stakeholders regarding policies and procedures.
• Monitoring compliance and performance as students’ progress through their placement.
• Coordinating the submission of student assessments including reports, fieldwork competency forms from placement facilities and supervisor.
• Day to day liaison with clinicians and other staff at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital.
• Assisting with practical exams including at the Curtin Perth campus in Bentley.

• A degree or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education and training.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills with proven experience in providing quality client service is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in data entry and the ability to maintain accurate records is required, as well as excellent problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage conflicting priorities, work autonomously as well as part of a team, and develop strong working relationships with various stakeholders is paramount to your success in this role.
• Previous hospital-based experience coordinating fieldwork placements and programs is desirable.  

• Agile and flexible working environment with great work life balance
• The opportunity to grow, develop and diversify your own skill set
• Competitive remuneration package with 17% Superannuation

For further information on Curtin and all of our employee benefits visit https://about.curtin.edu.au/jobs/

Next steps

Please apply on-line with a cover letter and resume to enable us to assess your suitability for the role. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process please advise in your cover letter.

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Applications close: 9pm Wednesday 6th October 2021

Contact details

If you have a query in relation to the application process please contact our careers team on [email protected]

Inclusion and Diversity at Curtin

We are committed to ensuring that Curtin has an inclusive environment, free from harassment, in which all students, staff and the community feel respected, valued and welcome.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable people with disability to participate fully in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

We have received recognition in this area:

• Voted one of Australia’s Inclusive Employers for 2019-2020 (Diversity Council of Australia).
• Have become one of the first Universities to receive accreditation for an Elevated Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Achieved Athena Swan Bronze Accreditation (2018-2020).
• Voted 16th best workplace for new dads in Australia (HBF - Direct Advice for Dads, 2019)

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.