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Academic ConnectProject Officer for Interprofessional Student Placements
Role type: Part-time or Full-time (0.6 FTE – 1.0 FTE); Fixed-term until 31 October 2026
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department / School: Collaborative Practice Centre
Salary: UOM 7 - $111,275 - $120,453 p.a. plus 17% super
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department / School: Collaborative Practice Centre
Salary: UOM 7 - $111,275 - $120,453 p.a. plus 17% super
- Enhance the quality of student placement experiences
- Drive innovation in mental health education
- Impact future mental health / AOD workforce development
- Apply now to lead a transformative project that will shape the future of mental health and AOD workforce through improved student placements
Your next career opportunity
As a Project Officer for Interprofessional Student Placements at the University of Melbourne's Collaborative Practice Centre, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing and expanding student placements in mental health and AOD services. You'll work across multiple healthcare disciplines to increase placement opportunities, improve student experiences, and foster collaboration between education providers and healthcare services. This position offers you the chance to make a significant impact on the future mental health / AOD workforce by shaping early career experiences and perceptions of the sector.
As a Project Officer for Interprofessional Student Placements at the University of Melbourne's Collaborative Practice Centre, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing and expanding student placements in mental health and AOD services. You'll work across multiple healthcare disciplines to increase placement opportunities, improve student experiences, and foster collaboration between education providers and healthcare services. This position offers you the chance to make a significant impact on the future mental health / AOD workforce by shaping early career experiences and perceptions of the sector.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Project Management: Coordinate activities to increase and enhance student placements in mental health and AOD settings.
- Engage Stakeholders: Foster collaboration between education providers and healthcare services to address workforce needs.
- Develop Support Systems: Create and implement new placement supports for students and clinical educators.
- Synthesize Feedback: Collect and analyse input from students, academics, and service providers to drive improvements.
You may be a great fit if:
You are a passionate healthcare professional or project manager with experience in student placements or mental health settings, demonstrating excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a commitment to improving clinical education.
You are a passionate healthcare professional or project manager with experience in student placements or mental health settings, demonstrating excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a commitment to improving clinical education.
You may also:
- Hold a relevant degree with at least three years of experience in student placement settings or equivalent project management experience.
- Demonstrate strong project management and organizational skills.
- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills for building productive relationships.
- Show experience in successfully engaging with external stakeholders.
- Have the ability to disseminate project findings through reports, workshops, and meetings.
- Exhibit a commitment to cultural diversity and equity in healthcare education.
- Ideally have experience and established relationships in mental health and AOD settings.
- Understand the public mental health landscape and Victoria's Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy.
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 fulfillment, including:
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 fulfillment, including:
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
If this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover letter outlining your interest and experience, including your responses to the Key Selection Criteria (as outlined in the Position Description)
Applications close: 4 January 2026 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
Position Description: JR-006453 Project Officer.docx
Position Description: JR-006453 Project Officer.docx
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