Clinical Education Liaison Manager – Physiotherapy

About the role

The University of Queensland's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is seeking an experienced physiotherapist to join its Clinical Education team as Clinical Education Liaison Manager. Based at the St Lucia campus, the role leads the coordination and continuous improvement of clinical practice experiences for physiotherapy students, working with practice educators, academic colleagues, placement providers and administrative teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, deliver and evaluate education, training strategies and resources for practice educators who assess student learning in clinical settings.
• Manage practice placement allocations and related processes so students receive balanced experiences aligned with professional standards.
• Build relationships with public, private, education, industry and non-government stakeholders to develop and evaluate placement opportunities.
• Monitor clinical education activities, lead placement administration and reporting, and support compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Required profile

• Degree in Physiotherapy with at least five years of relevant clinical experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the clinical education of students.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including advising diverse stakeholders and presenting in forums.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, initiative, sound judgement and problem-solving.
• Collaborative approach to interprofessional teams; experience delivering workshops, tutoring, group facilitation or classroom teaching is desirable.

Required skills

• Expert knowledge of, or rapid ability to learn, UQ and placement provider IT and human resource management systems.
• Unrestricted work rights in Australia; employer-sponsored work rights are not available.

What we offer

• Base salary of $120,317 - $134,892 plus 17% superannuation.
• Up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on-campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging.

Applications close 31 October 2026; applicants should submit a resume and cover letter through the university's Talent Acquisition team, citing job reference R-69355. Pre-employment checks include right to work, qualifications, AHPRA registration, First Aid/CPR, driver's licence and immunisations.