Fellow - Medical Oncology - 2027

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Full Time (12 months) - Commencing February 2027

Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the role of Medical Oncology Fellow.  This role has the key responsibility for co-ordinating the management of oncology patients eligible for or enrolled on clinical trials within the Oncology Unit of the Alfred Hospital. This includes overseeing trial patients, their treatments and protocol-specified reviews. Potential patients will be assessed for suitability and consented if appropriate in daily outpatient clinics. The role may include supervision of junior medical staff.  The fellow will be expected to attend 5 outpatient clinics per week, including possible participation in rural clinics, as well as multidisciplinary meetings and weekly unit meetings, and contribute to the after-hours on-call roster, including weekends. Engagement of research projects during the placement will be expected. Applications from two individuals for job sharing of a single position will be considered if presented as a co-ordinated application.

The placement will provide supervision, exposure and experience to enable the fellow to develop the skills, knowledge and credentials for transition into a medical oncology specialist training program or into the immediate post-FRACP phase of career development.

For any queries, please contact Dr Mark Shackleton, Email: mark.shackleton@monash.edu  or Dr Andrew Haydon, Email: andrew.haydon@monash.edu.

Applications close: Thursday, 2nd of March 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.