Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills and Simulation Education for Pharmacy
Employment Type: Part‑time (14 hours a week) • Duration: Continuing • Remuneration: $127k – $178k base pro‑rata (+17% super and leave loading) • Work rights: Must hold full rights to work in Australia • Location: Kensington, Sydney
About the School
The School of Health Sciences at UNSW is rapidly expanding our health professional education programmes, shaping the future health workforce in Australia and beyond.
Role Overview
This newly created position will contribute to the delivery of high‑quality, integrated clinical skills teaching for pharmacy courses, including the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Medicine / Master of Pharmacy programme and future initiatives that expand pharmacists’ scope of practice. The role is part of a multidisciplinary Clinical Skills and Simulation team within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, focusing on preparing students for safe, competent, and person‑centred clinical practice.
Key Skills Required
- Qualification in a relevant health discipline and maintenance of currency in registration from AHPRA.
- Evidence of professional development in pedagogy, disciplinary knowledge and professional accreditation.
- Demonstrated excellence in patient communication and bedside clinical skills, recent clinical experience in gathering and utilising patient information to support differential diagnosis.
- Experience teaching clinical skills including physical assessment, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, management planning, prescribing and communication.
- Experience teaching therapeutics.
- Ability to work collaboratively with academic and professional staff in designing and delivering clinical education, commitment to student learning in a safe, inclusive environment.
Level C (additional)
- Significant experience in teaching and learning design for clinical skills, developing and delivering courses at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
- Evidence of professional development in teaching and a strong track record of teaching excellence, fostering this in others and leading an inclusive culture of excellence.
- Success in initiating curriculum development and improvement.
- Leadership of education‑focused research initiatives.
Benefits and Culture
- Flexible working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
How to Apply
Please click on “Apply now” to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Include a resume and a cover letter addressing the main skills and experience listed in this description. Pre‑employment checks will include AHPRA registration verification and a working‑with‑children/national police check.
Contact: Professor Scott Cunningham, Discipline Lead in Pharmacy – scott.cunningham@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: 21st January 2026 before 11:30pm Sydney time.
UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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