Team Leader - Clinical Skills and Simulation

Griffith was created to be a different type of university. As a Team Leader, you’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excellence, and the transformative power of education. But what sets us apart is why those things matter and how you’ll achieve them.

Technical Partners provides a range of support services, delivered through business partnering and the provision of specialist technical support with our teams. We work closely with academic colleagues and senior managers to spotlight partnering with Schools, Research Groups, and other stakeholders within Griffith Health and to meet strategic and operational technical support priorities across Griffith Health.

At Griffith University, every student deserves world-class, hands-on learning. You’ll lead a multi-campus technical team dedicated to supporting immersive simulation and practical learning experiences that prepare the next generation of nurses, midwives, and health professionals. This is a non-teaching leadership role focused on supervising a team of technical, simulation, and scientific officers who ensure the smooth delivery of clinical skills and simulation activities.

Your team will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including:

• Setting up, resetting, and packing down simulation environments and clinical skills stations
• Maintaining and servicing equipment
• Adhering to health and safety practices
• Developing and updating relevant documentation

This role also involves coordinating the many varied technical and operational tasks that underpin high-quality simulation and practical learning. You’ll provide leadership, guidance, and support to ensure these activities run seamlessly across multiple campuses, enabling students to gain the hands-on experience they need to succeed in their future careers. Your leadership will ensure students train in safe, innovative and industry-standard environments, ready to make an impact from day one.

Here’s how you’ll make it matter:

• Lead and inspire a high-performing technical team across multiple campuses, fostering collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience in performance management: setting clear goals, delivering regular reviews, addressing underperformance, and celebrating success.
• Ability to inspire and challenge high performers, fostering continuous skill development and innovation.
• Partner with Course Convenors and academic staff to plan and deliver practical and immersive simulated learning experiences that enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Oversee the management of teaching laboratories, workshops and simulation spaces, ensuring safety, efficiency and innovation.
• Manage equipment maintenance, procurement and installation, ensuring industry-standard functionality across all facilities.
• Drive excellence in technical operations through reporting, process optimisation and best-practice documentation.
• Collaborate on cross-campus projects, timetables, rosters and special events including Open Day and community engagement activities.

Tertiary qualification in Nursing or Midwifery (highly regarded). This is a continuing, full time position and can be primarily based at any of our Griffith campuses (Gold Coast, Nathan or Logan). As a multi-campus University, with the School of Nursing and Midwifery operating across these campuses, there is an expectation that your time will be distributed equitably across the campuses.

Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

The full time equivalent base salary will be HEW 7 range $101,068 - $109,496 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $118,249 - $128,110 per annum.

You’ll hold relevant tertiary qualifications and bring at least four years’ experience leading teams and delivering immersive simulation or equivalent expertise. You’ll also demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and people management skills with a focus on collaboration and performance.
• Experience coordinating complex technical operations across multiple sites.
• Proficiency in simulation technologies, laboratory management and equipment maintenance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, planning and problem-solving abilities.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement in the student learning experience.

As a values-led organisation, at Griffith University, we offer:

• 17% superannuation with competitive base salary.
• Flexible work options and a supportive, values-led culture.
• Learning & development opportunities, including support for further study.
• Generous leave entitlements (including paid parental leave and leave loading).
• Salary packaging and corporate health plan discounts.

At Griffith, we’re committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all - whoever you are and wherever you’re from. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.

Please submit your application online and ensure it includes the following:

• A covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (please refer to the qualifications above and the position description).
• Names and contact details of at least two professional referees (no contact will be made without your permission).
• Applicants must have unrestricted working rights. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Successful candidates may be subject to a criminal history check.

For further information specifically about this role, please contact Dr Caz Young- Technical Manager, Technical Partners (Health) on caz.young@griffith.edu.au. For application support, please contact People Services on 07 3735 4011 referencing REF8777D. Closing date: 11.59pm Wednesday 14 January 2026. All applications must be submitted online.