Fellow - Intensive Care (ICU) ECMO - 2026

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory, to inpatient and home and community-based services.

The Alfred department of Intensive Care is a state of the art 65-bed unit that cares for over 3500 patients per year. Providing Victorian state services for heart and lung transplantation (including paediatric lung transplantation), short and long-term mechanical circulatory support, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), burns and hyperbaric medicine. The Alfred is one of two centres providing state services for adult trauma, HIV and bone marrow transplantation (autologous and allogeneic). In addition, most other surgical and medical subspecialties are represented in the case-mix, in keeping with its quaternary referral centre status.

This role of ECMO Fellow will enable development of skills in the provision of ECMO for critically ill patients. After appropriate training this will include selection of appropriate patients for ECMO, ECMO cannulation and initiation of support, as well as maintenance of patients on ECMO and other mechanical circulatory support devices. A significant proportion of the role will include involvement in ECMO quality improvement and research. In addition, a major focus of the role will be leading training and ECMO simulation under the supervision of the ECMO Education team.

The Alfred education website is available at http://intensiveblog.com. 

The position is for 12 month duration and commences in August 2026.  

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to prepare a 5 minute presentation as part of their interview.

For further information, please contact: Dr Sacha Richardson, email: s.richardson@alfred.org.au  

Applications close: Friday, 30th May 2025

Applications must be submitted with a one-page cover letter in PDF saved as “FirstnameLastNameCOVER2025”, and an updated curriculum vitae no longer than 5 pages in PDF saved as “FirstnameLastNameCV2025”.  

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

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.

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au