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Simulated Patient ActorUNSW • Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Simulated Patient Actor

Simulated Patient Actor

UNSW • Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

At UNSW we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.

Ranked among the top 50 universities globally we attract the highest potential students from Australia and around the world. Our researchers tackle the biggest economic business and social challenges with partners around the world.

Position Summary

A Simulated Patient (SP) Actor (Level 5) provides support for medical students to learn and be assessed in a safe and controlled environment which replicates aspects of real life situations. The SP is required to learn a complex script provided to them and perform the role accurately and consistently for multiple students. Scripts may illustrate different medical interviewing scenarios and may detail medical family and occupational history emotions behaviours disease signs and symptoms.

This role will:

  • Participate in simulated clinical assessments in the BMed-MD program.
  • Support the delivery of experiences in schools on campus or online.
  • Follow instructions from the relevant School script and Exam Supervisors on the day of exams.
  • Learn the script provided in order to play the patient role consistently to enable a fair and objective assessment of each students skills.
  • Use judgement to solve standard problems using previous learned methods procedures precedent practices and experience.
  • Actively participate in on the job training for relevant duties.
  • Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
  • Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.

A person engaged is generally expected to have the following skills and experience:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in acting or equivalent competency gained through any other combination of education training and experience.
  • Previous experience in educational or health care training role-playing and communications training. Capacity to memorise and perform a role accurately and consistently for prolonged periods of time is essential.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to a wide variety of people.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • An understanding of and commitment to UNSWs aims objectives and values in action together with relevant policies and guidelines.

Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSWs focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety ethical conduct and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

  • These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
    • National and International Criminal history checks
    • Entitlement to work and ID checks
    • Working With Children Checks
    • Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
    • Verification of relevant qualifications
    • Verification of relevant professional membership
    • Employment history and reference checks
    • Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
    • Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

If you require any further information regarding the role please contact Elizabeth Connon via .

To submit an application for the role please do so via the Apply Now button. Please note no applications will be accepted via email.

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Experience: years
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