2026 Clinical Hepatology Fellow

Job Requisition ID: 4725
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
- Employment Type: Part Time Fixed Term
- Posting Date: 28 May 2025

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**About Monash Gastroenterology**

Monash Gastroenterology is Victoria’s largest gastroenterology unit. We care for 3000 GI inpatients/year, provide 12,000 endoscopic procedures, and see 20,000 outpatients per annum across a range of speciality clinics including general gastroenterology, IBD, hepatobiliary, endoscopy, liver, decompensated liver, NASH, and liver cancer.

We provide services at Clayton, Dandenong and Casey, with two ward teams (Clayton and Dandenong), three endoscopy units (Clayton, Dandenong and Casey), five outpatient sites, and a 24 hour registrar led but consultant driven GI bleeding roster for Clayton and Dandenong. In addition we offer intestinal ultrasound, fibroscan, and infusion services. The team currently comprises 38 gastroenterologists, 7 accredited Registrars and 5 PhD students and a large clinical trials unit providing ethics, GCP, and research nurse support for commercial drug trials and both clinical and laboratory investigator initiated research. The Gastroenterology and Hepatology service is coordinated by the head of department, Prof Sally Bell.

The unit has a strong interest in clinical and translational research, including viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, fibrosis and cirrhosis, stem cell therapies and exploration of new technologies. Collaboration with our research partners will enable microbiome and addiction medicine research in 2026. Currently, the Gastroenterology unit has an active doctoral research program with 3 IBD research fellows, 2 hepatology fellows, a pancreatic fellow and 2-3 clinical fellows.

**About the Role**

We seek a clinical hepatology fellow to join a thriving academic gastroenterology service at Monash Health in Melbourne’s South East. The 1 year job will involve:

- Patient assessment and management in consultation with the treating consultant
- Patient care coordination
- Intern/HMO support, supervision, feedback and teaching
- Student interaction and teaching
- Family member communication, feedback and liaison
- Extensive interaction with the other health professionals, especially, the nursing and allied health staff
- Self-management (including time management, accessing education and training and completing college requirements)
- Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary treating team
- Demonstrate commitment towards key organisational initiatives
- Demonstrate compliance with all relevant Monash Health Policies and Procedures

The post is suited to those in year 3-4 of specialist training in gastroenterology who wish to gain more in-depth hepatology experience including HCC and fibroscan training. Applicants with FRACP and conjoint accreditation will join the paid out-of-hours bleeding rota.

**About You**

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge.

**Outline skills / experience / attitude**:

- good communication skills
- ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
- prior research experience

**Mandatory requirements of the role**:

- Current Drivers Licence

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**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close June 25th, 2025.