Medical Oncology Registrar 2025
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Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers. We deliver services for patients across four main sites in Melbourne, in locations across our community, in people's homes, and within regional hospitals across Victoria. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training, and research, with numerous university and research institute affiliations.
About Medical Oncology department/division
The Austin Cancer Centre has been established at Austin Health to provide a complete range of services to patients with malignant disease and includes the ONJCWC. The Cancer Centre is responsible for inpatient medical oncology and clinical haematology, ambulatory medical oncology and clinical haematology, palliative medicine and radiation oncology. Incorporated within these are strong undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.
About the role
This role will be recruited for a 6 month or 18 month period.
The role focuses on In-Patient Care, Day Oncology, Out Patients, Meetings and Teaching. A regular day will see you:
- Manage oncology in-patient care with supervision of ward consultants.
- Responsibility for prescribing oncology therapies (including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy).
- Attend rostered out-patient clinics.
About you
As the Medical Oncology Registrar, 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:
- Appropriate tertiary medical qualifications including successful completion of the RACP written examination.
- Minimum one-year post-graduate medical experience.
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (note- eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
- Dedication to delivering excellent service – to patients, all colleagues (nursing, medical, managerial, support staff), GPs and other contact points.
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 benefits, 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 the 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: Niall Tebbutt at Niall.Tebbutt@austin.org.au.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 15 May 2025
