2026 Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow

Requisition No: 4386
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Womens & Childrens Services
- Program: Womens & Childrens Services
- Department: Womens & Childrens Services
- Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Secto
- Job Function: Medical
- Project:
**2026 Fellow - Maternal Fetal Medicine**
- **Location**:Sunshine Hospital/Joan Kirner Women’s & Children’s Hospital
- **Employment Type**: Full-Time
- **Salary**:HM25 to HM30

**About the role**

An exciting opportunity exists for an appropriately skilled Senior Registrar/Advanced Trainee (Level 6 equivalent) or junior consultant (FRANZCOG or equivalent) to join the dynamic multidisciplinary MFM Unit at Joan Kirner Women’s & Children’s at Sunshine Hospital. The JKWC MFM unit provides maternity care for the most complex patients including the full range of fetal and maternal medical disorders.

This 12 month full time position will provide inpatient and outpatient services within the unit. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to combine ultrasound scanning with patient consultation in a range of different high-risk settings including multiple pregnancies, fetal medicine, maternal medicine and postnatal and pre-pregnancy counselling.

The unit is accredited by RANZCOG to support Maternal Fetal Medicine training and is supported by an established Genetics, Fetal cardiology and Neonatology service with a Level 6A nursery supported by full time Neonatologists on site. The JKWC MFM Unit actively participates in a range of national and international multicentre trials and has ample research opportunities to support the training and career ambitions of an MFM fellow.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Performing ultrasounds under the supervision of sonographers and sonologists
- Ensuring that all ultrasounds meet recognised quality standards and comply with the procedures and guidelines of the unit.
- Counselling women with complex pregnancies including those with maternal medical disorders or fetal complications and developing appropriate evidence based management plans.
- Assume responsibilities for quality patient care in accordance with the care model of the ward/unit, ensuring that clinical procedures are performed in accordance with Western Health policies and procedures.
- Accurately reflect the patient's treatment plan, requirements, outcomes or events within prescribed documentation to support ongoing care, communication and to ensure that all legal requirements are met in regards to legibility of content and identity of reporter in accordance with Western Health policies and procedures.
- Participation in the Early Pregnancy assessment Service (EPAS) ultrasound roster.
- Accredited training towards the RANZCOG Certificate of Maternal Fetal Medicine may be available to suitable applicants.

**About you**:

- Completion of Medical Degree (MBBS) or equivalent primary medical degree
- Hold current or eligible for medical registration with AHPRA
- Current advanced Obstetrics & Gynaecology trainee nearing completion of training (minimum Level 5/6 FRANZCOG or equivalent) or completed Obstetrics & Gynaecology training (FRANZCOG or equivalent).

**Position Description**

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges. We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages