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Lecturer in Physiotherapy

• Collaborate with government, health professionals and local community
• Generous staff benefits, discounts and salary packaging
• Full time, ongoing role based in Launceston

About the opportunity

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Physiotherapy to join the Allied Health Expansion Program in the School of Health Sciences. The Allied Health Expansion program is creating new opportunities to better support the Allied Health workforce needs in Tasmania. We are collaborating with the government, health professionals, industry and local Tasmanian communities to increase allied health education, training and research opportunities in Tasmania.

The appointee will help design and deliver core components of allied health courses, ensuring high-quality learning experiences through a place-based curriculum in entry-to-practice and professional development courses, working with a team to support students in becoming evidence-based practitioners capable of interdisciplinary collaboration.

The incumbent will support the development of teaching materials, delivery of teaching, and student assessment including the use of emerging technologies. They will primarily coordinate and teach Physiotherapy subjects in cardiorespiratory and/or neurological physiotherapy and may teach other areas as needed.

The incumbent will contribute to a School committed to a set of workplace principles which facilitate a culture we are proud of, and that fosters staff wellbeing while enabling us to achieve our collective mission.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with the Departments of Health and Education, the Tasmanian Health Service, private practices and community stakeholders supporting students to become evidence-based practitioners.
• Ensure high-quality learning experiences through appropriate place-based curriculum in our entry-to-practice courses.
• Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.
• Advance the School Learning and Teaching agenda and support annual quality review cycles of entry-to-practice Physiotherapy.
• Undertake scholarly coursework teaching of an exemplary quality and provide leadership in key areas of learning and teaching in allied health. 

What we’re looking for:

• Experience and demonstrated achievement in university-level multidisciplinary learning and teaching, with demonstrated experience of flexible learning and familiarity with innovative blended learning & teaching andragogy and digital technologies.
• Evidence of leading, designing and implementing best practice assessment and student learning outcomes at unit or course level.
• A demonstrated capacity to build and maintain effective and productive links locally, nationally and internationally with the discipline, interdisciplinary domain, profession, industry and/or wider community. 
• Current registration as a Physiotherapist with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (PBA), under the auspices of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Authority (AHPRA).
• Completion of a Master and/or PhD in a relevant health discipline.
• Clinical expertise with recency or currency in cardiorespiratory or neurological physiotherapy practice.

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level B and will have a total remuneration package of up to $150,759 comprising base salary within the range of $110,992 to $128,854 plus 17% superannuation.

How to Apply

• To apply online, please provide the following supporting documentation:
  • Resume
  • Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
  • Your responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience from the Position Description below
• For further information about this position, please contact Nuala Byrne, Head of School – Health Sciences, Nuala.Byrne@utas.edu.au  or 03 6324 5413
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

 Position Description - 500382 - Lecturer in Physiotherapy.pdf

Applications close Sunday, 3 November 2024, 11.55pm

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.