Austin Health – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

- Full time, fixed term
- Enterprise Agreement:Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026
- $132,035.00 - $181,742.00 + salary packaging + super

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 statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Medical and Cancer Division

Cancer Services is managed by the Medical and Cancer Division of Austin Health. A complete range of cancer specialties are available to patients and their families, including, medical oncology, clinical haematology, radiation oncology, cancer genetics, palliative medicine, wellness and supportive care programs, and specialist cancer surgery (via a separate division).

About the role

The primary aim of the Cancer Cover Registrar is to cover the annual leave of oncology, haematology and palliative care registrars at the ONJ Centre. The approximate allocation will be 20 weeks for each of oncology and haematology, 6 weeks for palliative care with the remaining weeks allocated for the Cover Registrar’s own leave. There are several Registrar rotations this Cancer Service Leave Cover Registrar position may cover across medical oncology, clinical haematology and palliative care.

In each of these rotations the Registrar is required to:

- Be responsible for inpatient admission, management and safe discharge of assigned unit.




- Provide appropriate patient care to all inpatients referred for a consult in a timely manner
- Attend outpatient clinics and provide appropriate patient care to all outpatients.
- Assessment and management of patients in day oncology and other ambulatory care areas, including prescribing systemic therapies
- Attend the hospital regularly both in-hours and out-of-hours according to the daily duty statements and rosters.
- Participate in an on call and weekend rosterwith the support of a consultant and resident

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment toexcellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

- A commitment to Austin Health values
- Registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - (note eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
- Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field; in this case this will mean having passed the FRACP written examination
- Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care

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 advantages, 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!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Niall Tebbutt, Medical Oncology Director at*************@austin.org.au.

Application closing date: Monday 17 August 2026

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📌 Cancer Cover Registrar (Melbourne)
🏢 Austin Health
📍 Melbourne