CSDS is seeking passionate and skilled Obstetricians and GP Obstetricians to join our Queensland Maternity Education (QME) team delivering maternity emergency education at our centre in Herston.
Our vision is to ensure Queensland is a safe place for pregnant, birthing, and postpartum women by providing accessible, evidence-based, interprofessional education and training for maternity care providers.
About the opportunity
By joining us, you’ll help provide clinicians the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, skills, and interprofessional teamwork through staged learning, skills stations, case-based discussions, and immersive simulations covering a diverse range of maternity emergency scenarios.
Why join CSDS Faculty?
- Make a difference: Support frontline clinicians with life-saving skills that directly improve care for women and babies.
- Collaborate: Work alongside an interprofessional faculty team of midwives, simulation educators, and CSDS’s course development experts.
- Flexibility: Opportunities are open to both Queensland Health-employed and non-QH clinicians.
- Professional development: Faculty receive support through simulation training, debriefing skills development, and ongoing collaboration with experienced educators.
- Recognition: Faculty are remunerated for their contributions in line with CSDS arrangements.
The commitment
To become faculty, you’ll complete a Faculty Training Pathway which typically includes:
- Attending a course as a participant
- Completing Train the Trainer (TTT)
- Shadowing experienced faculty
- Completing Technical Simulation Training and Fundamentals of Debriefing (if not already experienced)
- Facilitating at least two courses annually to maintain currency
Ready to get involved?
We welcome applications from:
- Specialist Obstetricians (FRANZCOG)
- GPs with Advanced Skills in Obstetrics (DRANZCOG Adv/ARANZCOG Adv P)
If you’re passionate about maternity care, teamwork, and simulation-based education, we’d love to hear from you.
Express your interest by contacting the CSDS Faculty team at CSDS-Faculty@health.qld.gov.au.
Together, we can build capacity and strengthen outcomes for women, babies, and families.
