Fellow - Medical Oncology
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
Medical Oncology Clinical Fellow (0.5FTE) / Sarcoma (0.5FTE)
Full Time – 1 position
Overview:
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a globally recognised leader in cancer care and research. The Medical Oncology Unit at Peter Mac includes world leading experts in multiple tumour types, and is supported by Australia’s largest cancer clinical trials unit. We invite applications to join our team as a Medical Oncology Clinical Fellow, tailored for Advanced Trainees completing or recently completed their Medical Oncology training, offering a unique blend of clinical trial expertise and specialised multidisciplinary cancer care.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide high-quality care to patients receiving both standard of care treatments and clinical trials, largely in the outpatient setting across a number of different tumour streams with a particular focus on sarcoma
Contribute to clinical trial operations and deliver expert medical oncology care within a multidisciplinary team.
Support our medical oncology registrars and junior medical staff where appropriate, with opportunities for teaching including medical student teaching
Opportunities:
Gain hands-on experience in managing patients independently whilst maintaining support and supervision from leading global experts
Address particular gaps in training or specific tumour streams of interest
Work in a multidisciplinary environment renowned for being drivers for cancer care and research
Access to experts and facilities that span the entire breath of oncology research, from clinical, translational, basic and health services research, with opportunities to transition to a research higher degree
Ideal Candidate:
This position is ideally suited to motivated Advanced Trainees with a passion for learning and providing high quality cancer care and research
Enquiries to: George Au-Yeung on (03) 8559 7882 or email George.Au-Yeung@petermac.org
Position Summary
To provide high quality patient treatment and care, contribute to a research program and participate in education
Enterprise Agreement
Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2024
Classification or Salary Range
As per Award/EBA
Immunisation Risk Category
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Effective working relationships with medical oncology registrars, haematology registrars and other fellows, resident staff, consultants, nursing and allied health staff.
- Effective working relationships with all staff involved in clinical trials.
- Readiness to take direction and willingness to learn from supervisors, other members of the team and other colleagues.
Education
Skills
Essential Requirements:
- Medical Qualifications registerable by the Medical Board of Victoria
- Completed at least two core years of registrar level of training in medical oncology
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with medical staff and other disciplines
- Previous clinical trial experience an advantage
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Perfomance Indicators |
| 1. Provides high quality patient care using an evidence based, cost effective approach. |
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| 2. Clinical Research Protocol Development |
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| 3. Manuscript preparation |
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| 4. Translational Research development |
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| 5. Medical Oncology and Protocol Development |
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Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
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WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.