Fellow - Cardiology Heart Failure - 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.

This is a one-year fellowship in Heart Failure at a state-wide quaternary referral centre. Fellows will be trained in the pathophysiology and treatment of heart failure, cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. The individual will be expected to lead a research or quality improvement project in their year at the Alfred.

There will be exposure to outpatient management of heart failure, including super-specialist clinics: inherited cardiomyopathies, inflammatory cardiomyopathies and infiltrative cardiomyopathies.

The fellow will receive additional training in management of heart failure patients who are drug refractory including selecting those for more specialised adjuncts including resynchronisation therapy, mitral and tricuspid valve intervention and complex ablation.

The successful candidate will receiving training on the management of heart failure patients in Intensive Care including inotrope management and temporary mechanical circulation support initiation, optimisation and weaning (ECMO and Impella).

There will be comprehensive training in candidate selection for heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support. This will extend into immediate post-operative and long-term care, including management of post-transplant complications.

The fellow is expected by the end of the fellowship also be independent in performing pulmonary artery catheterisation and endomyocardial biopsies.

Finally, there can be additional opportunities to join the advanced cardiac imaging or complex pacing team for training.

The overall aim of this fellowship is to develop a Heart Failure Consultant who could work independently in that role in and secondary care setting.

Applicants must have completed at least three years of Advanced Training in Clinical Cardiology in Australia or New Zealand and have completed their FRACP (Part 2). 

Prior to application and for further information, please contact A/Prof Hitesh Patel (h.patel@alfred.org.au) or Dr Caitlin Cheshire (c.cheshire@alfred.org.au)

Prerequisite - must hold current medical registration with AHPRA.

Candidates are advised that applications are reviewed as they are received and the department and hospital may finalise an appointment prior to the closing if appropriate, therefore, please lodge your application as soon as possible. 

Applications Close: Thursday, 2nd of April 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.