Fellow - Urology

Date: 4 Jul 2025

Site: VCCC (Parkville)

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Junior Medical Personnel

Division: Chief Operating Officer

Department: Cancer Surgery

Enterprise Agreement:

Junior Medical Personnel

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

A fixed term, full time position is available for a Urology Fellow commencing February 2026 for 12 months.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

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

Hiring Manager: Professor Declan Murphy
Contact Number: 8559 6125
Email: MedicalWorkforce@petermac.org

Applications Close: 1 August 2025
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Position Summary

Work under the care and direction of the Head of Unit - Urology.

To ensure a high quality of patient care through day-to-day clinical management of patients.

To undertake administrative, teaching and research duties for the Unit to ensure that the Unit is run efficiently.

The Fellow has responsibility for the services he/she provides in the Unit including inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic services, teaching, and research and quality improvement activities.

Enterprise Agreement

Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 –2024

Classification or Salary Range

HM25-30 based on experience as per Award

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

Division of Cancer Surgery

External

Other healthcare providers, University and Professional Bodies

Education

Skills

Essential Requirements:

MBBS or equivalent and
FRACS Part II or equivalent

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

FRACS or Equivalent

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated By/ Key Performance Indicators
1. Continuum of Care - Clinical Service	Responsible for the delivery of clinical service as delegated by Unit Head or Clinical Director. Assist the Unit Head/Clinical Director in the implementation of relevant policies and procedures. This will enable the Department to be favourably benchmarked with comparable with comparable services within public and private institutions both nationally and internationally. Achieve Department activity and quality targets including waiting list targets within the allocated financial budget. Adherence to Hospital policies and procedures to ensure ethical care. Participation in introduction and evaluation of new technologies. Attendance and participation at outpatients sessions, operating sessions and ward work unless otherwise negotiated with the Unit Head.
2. Teaching and Education	Ensure staff competence and job satisfaction by providing adequate training programs and encouraging developmental opportunities. This would involve planning and implementation of undergraduate teaching, postgraduate teaching, continuing medical education, continuing education and support of other nursing, allied health and all other staff. Ongoing involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education including the coordination of weekly Unit meetings. Ongoing supervision and training of junior medical staff including education of registrar and resident in operating theatre. Conducts performance review as required by the Head of the Department. Regular attendance at Departmental, Hospital and Specialty educational meetings and forums.
3. Planning	Co-operate with other specialists in planning the delivery of multidisciplinary treatments Attendance and participation in Department and Hospital planning forums. Participation in development of Department Strategic plan. Contribute to the development of Units operational plan. Assist in the development and review of department goals and strategies on an ongoing basis.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

4. Research - Clinical and laboratory research is an important part of the Fellowship Program. Trainees will be required to develop a satisfactory research plan in association with members of the Unit, participate in Unit research activities and assist other trainees in the unit with their research studies. The plan will include the hypothesis to be tested, aims of the study, data collection and analysis and it is expected that trainees will present the study for presentation at local and national meetings and complete a manuscript for submission to a specialty referred journal during the fellowship.	Presentation of papers at specialty meetings. Publication of findings/articles in specialty refereed meetings. Participation in approved departmental initiatives/ research.
5. Leadership and Management	Assist in the supervision, training and counselling of HMOs and other clinical staff allocated to the department including the Unit Surgical Registrar. Assist in the organisation of Departmental meetings. Encourage active participation in both Unit operational matters and Hospital wide initiatives as supported by the Hospital. Contribute to effective and efficient management of the business of the Unit. Active participation in staff development and succession planning.
6. Safe Practice and Environment	Comply with the Hospital policies, procedures and safety codes Ensure the safety of self and patients is maintained in all aspects of daily routine.
7. Improving Performance	Pursue excellence and participate in the maintenance of high quality service by implementing incremental improvements on a continuing basis. Promotion of best practice systems and processes Implementing improvement initiatives appropriate to the specialty Actively support compliance with the EQuIP/ACHS standards and continuous improvement objectives Participates in Clinical Reviews and encourages review of clinical outcomes.
8. Information Management	Familiarity with the Hospital information system and processes to ensure dissemination of information in a timely and accurate manner. Completion of clinical records, operating reports and outpatient letters in acceptable time frames. Supervision of Hospital Medical Officers in the maintenance or completion of the following: 1. patient medical records 2. discharge summaries 3. Hospital/Unit audits 4. ICD 10 coding/IPPP 5. Operating reports 6. Outpatient letters Maintenance of patient confidentiality and confidential information of strategic importance to the hospital. Participation in the development of clinical pathways as required by the relevant units. Participation in Multi-Disciplinary Team

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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.