2026 Immunopathology Registrar/fellow

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Grade not specified

**Occupation**:Medicine, nursing and midwifery

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:13365
- 2026 Immunopathology Registrar / Fellow
- Parkville, Melbourne location
- Friendly and dynamic laboratory team
- Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging

About the Role
- This is a 12-month fixed term full time position at 86 hours per fortnight based within the Immunology Laboratory of The Women’s and Children’s Pathology Service, starting February 2025. This immunopathology post is accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (100% core laboratory training).

You will participate in the day-to-day reporting of immunology laboratory tests at the RCH, under the supervision of the consultant immunopathologist. You will also provide direct clinical care to Allergy & Immunology patients at RCH, under the supervision of consultants in the Department of Allergy & Immunology.

What you’ll achieve:

- Develop skills in the performance, analysis, troubleshooting, interpretation and reporting of immunology tests.
- Liaise with clinicians both within and outside RCH regarding immunology laboratory tests.
- Assist with workload prioritisation in the laboratory and communicating critical and clinically important test results.
- Provide direct clinical care to allergy and immunology patients through two outpatient clinics.
- Participate in departmental and multidisciplinary meetings and education sessions.

Your skills and experience:

- Current medical registration with AHPRA
- At least 2 years of experience in a formal allergy & immunology training program or at least 1 year of experience in a formal immunopathology training program
- Successful completion of the FRACP examinations or equivalent

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Immunology Laboratory
- The laboratory provides a comprehensive, high quality diagnostic immunology service to both The Royal Children's Hospital and The Royal Women's Hospital. In addition, patient samples are referred from other Victorian and interstate pathology services, as the Immunology Laboratory has particular expertise in complex assays required for the diagnostic workup of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases.

The RCH Immunology Laboratory performs a comprehensive range of tests that includes:

- Surface and intracellular immunophenotyping
- Functional testing of lymphocytes, neutrophils and monocytes
- Complement assays
- Measurement of specific IgG responses to Tetanus and Pneumococcal vaccines.
- Total IgE and allergen-specific IgE testing
- Autoantibody assays for the investigation of systemic and organ-specific autoimmune conditions

What we offer:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Early learning centre childcare
- Discounted on-site car parking
- Parkville location and close to public transport

Other requirements:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
- All International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language requirements

Application process
- To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

- Applications close Friday 25 July 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 1 July 2025