2026 Pain Medicine Fellow

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Pain Medicine Department

Pain Medicine sits under the Department of Anaesthesia. Pain Medicine is involved in the assessment and treatment of acute pain, chronic pain, transitional pain, and cancer pain. The service operates across all campuses of Austin Health, accepting referrals from within Austin Health, and externally from the community.

The Pain Service allows exposure to Cancer Pain through links with the Austin Palliative Care Unit in the Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre providing further education opportunities. The Pain Service aims to improve knowledge and competence in the management of pain by health professionals outside the Pain Service through teaching and training other health care providers.

About the role

The Pain Fellow position is a mixture of inpatient and outpatient -based services across Austin campuses. As such, the appointee may be required to travel between sites in the execution of clinical duties. This is a fixed term position for 43 hours per week from 2 February 2026 to 21 January 2027. Both full time and part time applicants are considered.

About you

As the Pain Medicine Fellow, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Current registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current rights to work in Australia (Australian or New Zealand citizenship, Australian permanent residence, or a temporary visa with entitlement to work).
• Registration or eligibility to register as a trainee with the FPM (either completed or be training towards specialist qualification – see paragraph 3.1 of the FPM Training handbook for further details.)
• A demonstrated interest in Pain Medicine. This may be evidenced by an intention to complete admission to FPM fellowship by completion of the training program.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Rochelle Simon, Business Manager at Rochelle.Simon@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Sunday 11 May 2025