Fellow - Medical Oncology

Req ID:  7145
Date:  31 Mar 2026
Site:  VCCC (Parkville)
Location: 

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company:  Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit:  Medical Oncology
Division:  Chief Operating Officer
Department:  Medical Oncology
Enterprise Agreement:  Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Secto
Medical Oncology

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

 

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE - Melanoma & GU Fellow

Part Time (0.6 EFT – 3 days per week) 

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 opportunity to develop advanced clinical and trial expertise while delivering specialised, multidisciplinary cancer care within a research-intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide high-quality care to patients receiving both standard-of-care treatments and those enrolled in clinical trials, primarily in the outpatient setting across two streams
  • Play an active role in clinical trial delivery, including patient recruitment, protocol implementation, and trial-related clinical decision-making
  • Contribute to and collaborate on clinical and translational research activities within the unit
  • Deliver expert medical oncology care as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Support and supervise medical oncology registrars and junior staff, with opportunities for formal and informal teaching, including medical student education

Opportunities:

  • Gain extensive, hands-on experience in the management of patients within early- and late-phase clinical trials with support and supervision from leading global experts
  • Address particular gaps in training or specific tumour streams of interest
  • Work in a leading multidisciplinary environment at the forefront of cancer care and research innovation
  • Access world-class research infrastructure spanning clinical, translational, basic, and health services research, with strong support for pursuing higher research degrees

Ideal Candidate:

This position is ideally suited to motivated Advanced Trainees with:

  • A strong interest in learning and providing high quality cancer care and research
  • Demonstrated engagement or interest in research activities (clinical, translational, or laboratory-based)
  • Excellent teamwork, communication, and teaching skills

 

Enquiries to: Shahneen Sandhu Shahneen.Sandhu@petermac.org
Posting end date: 4 May 2026

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

Immunisation Category A

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. 

 

  • Attendance to selected outpatient clinics and clinics in Day Ward
  • Completes all patient related documentation according to the Centre’s needs
  • Participates in after-hour and weekend cover roster for medical oncology
  • Liaises and communicates with the multidisciplinary treating team
  • Contributes to team meetings and educational activities
  • Actively and regularly participates in peer review patient related activities 
  • Participates in departmental research projects and audits
  • Works effectively with all internal and external stakeholders
  • Close liaison with specialist members of the medical oncology Unit 
  • Follows hospital policies and procedures 

 

2. Clinical Research Protocol Development

 

  • Enrols and manages patients on clinical trials
  • Participates in clinical trial management (if appropriate) 
  • Develops clinical research protocols, including preparation, submission to committees, analysis and manuscript preparation (if appropriate) 

 

3. Manuscript preparation 

 

  • Prepares and submits manuscripts (trial results, case reports, reviews, book chapters etc.) 

 

4. Translational Research development 

 

  • Participates in laboratory research activities (as applicable) 

 

5. Medical Oncology and Protocol Development 

 

  • Coordinates and develops/updates medical oncology protocol book/intranet site 

 

 

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

 

 

Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

 

 

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.