Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgery Fellow

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full Time - Fixed Term

**Salary**:$60 - $80

**Grade**:Undefined

**Occupation**: Medical and Nursing

**Location**: Melbourne

**Reference**: 3070

**_ Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Unit**

The HPB&T Unit is part of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia & Procedural Medicine. It is responsible for the provision of services within the specialty of HPB and General Surgery to patients across Austin Health, (Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital) and tertiary level support to regional Victorian and Tasmanian centres. In addition, the unit provides state-wide surgical services for liver transplantation and multi-organ retrieval as well as national multi-visceral transplant service through the Victorian Liver Transplant Unit (VLTU).

**About the role**

An exciting opportunity currently exists for three enthusiastic Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery Fellow’s to join our Hepatobiliary Transplant Unit from February 2026.

The Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery Fellow position aims to provide:

- Post fellowship training in all aspects of complex HPB surgery.
- Post fellowship training in all aspects of liver transplantation (recipient and donor operation, assessment and care).
- Post fellowship training in General Surgery including emergency on call and surgeries.
- Opportunities to experience integrated multi-disciplinary care in HPB surgery & liver transplantation
- Exposure to multi-disciplinary team meetings
- Support and teaching of junior medical staff through direction and management of patients.
- Opportunities for clinical research and surgical audit

**About you**

To be successful in this role you must:

- Hold FRACS in General Surgery or an equivalent overseas fellowship
- Display a commitment to Austin Health values.
- Have registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - (note eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
- Demonstrated a commitment to high quality patient care.
- Be able to demonstrate teamwork and collaboration.
- Evidence of approved English language tests to meet National Boards’ English language skills registration standard
- Cover letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response)
- Fellowship Certificate (where applicable)
- English Language test result (if applicable)

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description**for further details.**

**Application closing date: Friday 13 June 2025**

Applications close Friday 13 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 15 May 2025