Medical Specialist - Palliative Care

Req ID: 7261

Date: 6 May 2026

Site: VCCC (Parkville)

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Palliative Care Medical

Division: Chief Operating Officer

Department: Integrated Palliative Care Service

Enterprise Agreement:

Palliative Care Medical

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

The Parkville Integrated Palliative Care Service is a well-established palliative care service, dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care furthering innovation in palliative care research, training and education. The service operates as a single department across the Parkville Precinct, including at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Royal Women’s Hospital. Undergraduate and postgraduate education is provided for all health disciplines and through programmes at the University of Melbourne. The department has a well-developed Research and Quality Assurance program and participates in PCOC and PaCCSC/CST. Our clinical activities include inpatient palliative care, consultation palliative care, outpatient clinics, community outreach and the Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service.

This position consists of a fixed term (locum) Senior Medical Staff position (7hours per fortnight) May 2026 – November 2026

Applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Palliative Medicine, and/or Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FAChPM).
• Recognised by the AHPRA as a specialist in Palliative Care Medicine
• Significant clinical experience in Palliative Care

For further information about this opportunity, please review the position profile below or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Prof Brian Le
Contact Number: (03) 8559 7962
Email: Brian.Le@petermac.org

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Position Summary

Provide high quality patient management
Contribute to a vibrant quality assurance and research program
Participate in education program relevant to palliative care practice
Promote Palliative Care, Peter Mac and the VCCC partner.

Enterprise Agreement

Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2024

Classification or Salary Range

Dependent on experience

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

Effective working relationships with all disciplines and teams involved in patient care
Supervision of junior medical staff and department nursing staff
Effective liaison with research nurses / data managers
Effective liaison with diagnostic and pharmacy staff
Effective liaison with research partners and collaborative groups, both within Peter Mac and external Partnership with management team.

External

Effective working relationships with Peter Mac stakeholders, Department of Health and VCCC partners
Effective working relationship with palliative care consortium partners
Effective relationship with international partners.

Education

Skills

Experience in medical education.
Ability to provide leadership in a multidisciplinary team setting
Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with medical staff and other disciplines
Appropriate clinical and research experience
Experience in medical education.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
1. Provides high quality patient care using an evidence based, cost effective approach.	Attend Outpatients as rostered Undertake ward service (inpatients) as rostered Participate in initiating and contributing to clinical trials Commitment to improve quality of care Revision of policies as needed Actively and regularly participate in peer review patient related activities.
2. Provides intellectual leadership.	Make conceptual advances Develop clinical, translational and/or laboratory research that meets the Centreandrsquos needs (target- Principal Investigator of minimum of 1 research project) Is successful in obtaining appropriate grants (target is to obtain peer-reviewed funding for at least one project every 3 years) Is successful in publishing in peer-reviewed literature (target is to publish at least 1 publication per year) Establish valuable external collaborations Comply with Good Clinical Practice guidelines in research activities.
3. Supervises and trains registrars, residents, medical students, nursing and allied health staff and participates in other educational activities.	Participates in hospital wide educational programs, including affiliated organisationandrsquos programs Provides appropriate educational support to palliative medicine registrars and fellows and provides supervision and mentorship for them, as required e.g. VPMTP sessions Participates in medical, nursing and allied health education programs Assists in developing the educational program.
4. Promotes the interests of the Organisation.	Membership of and contribution to relevant professional organisations Expertise is recognised locally and nationally Publishes work in appropriate journals and publications (minimum target is 1 publication per year as major contributor) Contributes to the Centreandrsquos goals by developing and achieving department and divisional goals Works effectively with internal and external stakeholders Participates in strategic planning and development.

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.