Fellow - Medical Oncology

Fellow - Medical Oncology 2026

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Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. It is the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, ranging from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community‑based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will merge with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians.

The new service will provide people with the best possible care across their lives and strengthen the workforce with new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

Full Time (12 months) – commencing February 2026.

• Co‑coordinate the management of oncology patients eligible for or enrolled on clinical trials within the Oncology Unit of the Alfred Hospital.
• Oversee trial patients, their treatments and protocol‑specified reviews.
• Assess potential patients for suitability and consent them if appropriate in daily outpatient clinics.
• Supervise junior medical staff as required.
• Attend five outpatient clinics per week, including participation in rural clinics, multidisciplinary meetings and weekly unit meetings, and contribute to the after‑hours on‑call roster, including weekends.
• Engage in research projects during the placement.
• Accept applications for job sharing of a single position from up to two individuals presented as a coordinated application.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the role of Medical Oncology Fellow.

For any queries, please contact Dr Mark Shackleton (Email: mark.shackleton) or Dr Andrew Haydon (Email: andrew.haydon).

Applications close: 8th of January 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds. If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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