Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgery 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 the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Unit

The HPB&T Unit is part of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia & Procedural Medicine. It is responsible for the provision of services within the specialty of HPB and General Surgery to patients across Austin Health, (Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital) and tertiary level support to regional Victorian and Tasmanian centres. In addition, the unit provides state-wide surgical services for liver transplantation and multi-organ retrieval as well as national multi-visceral transplant service through the Victorian Liver Transplant Unit (VLTU).

About the role

An exciting opportunity currently exists for three enthusiastic Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery Fellow’s to join our Hepatobiliary Transplant Unit from February 2026.

The Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery Fellow position aims to provide:

• Post fellowship training in all aspects of complex HPB surgery.
• Post fellowship training in all aspects of liver transplantation (recipient and donor operation, assessment and care).
• Post fellowship training in General Surgery including emergency on call and surgeries.
• Opportunities to experience integrated multi-disciplinary care in HPB surgery & liver transplantation
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary team meetings
• Support and teaching of junior medical staff through direction and management of patients.
• Opportunities for clinical research and surgical audit

About you

To be successful in this role you must:

• Hold FRACS in General Surgery or an equivalent overseas fellowship
• Display a commitment to Austin Health values.
• Have registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - (note eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
• Demonstrated a commitment to high quality patient care.
• Be able to demonstrate teamwork and collaboration.
• Evidence of approved English language tests to meet National Boards’ English language skills registration standard

Please note: You will be required to attach copies of the following to your online application:

• Cover letter
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response)
• Fellowship Certificate (where applicable)
• English Language test result (if applicable)

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 discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

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. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. 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, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Director, HPB & Liver Transplant Unit at Vijayaragavan.Muralidharan@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Friday 13 June 2025