Peninsula Home Hospice is seeking a
Specialist Palliative Care Physician
to join our experienced multidisciplinary team providing compassionate, specialist palliative care to people living with life-limiting illness in the community.
About the Opportunity
Peninsula Home Hospice provides specialist community-based palliative care, supporting clients and their families to live as well as possible in the place they call home.
Working alongside our existing Palliative Care Physician and multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to:
Specialist clinical care for clients living with life-limiting illness
Support and guidance for our nursing and allied health teams
Education for staff, GPs and community partners
Ongoing development of high-quality community palliative care services
This role offers the opportunity to practice holistic palliative medicine in the community, where time, relationships and continuity of care remain central to clinical practice.
This is a part-time chance (one day per week) with participation in an on-call roster, including alternate weekends.
About the Role
The Physician will:
Provide specialist palliative care consultation and clinical oversight
Work collaboratively with nurses, allied health professionals, GPs and local health services
Support symptom management and complex care planning




Contribute to education and mentoring of staff
Assist with service development and quality improvement initiatives
About You
We welcome applications from physicians who have:
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) with subspecialty training in Palliative Medicine (FAChPM) or equivalent
Current AHPRA specialist registration
Experience in palliative care across community, hospital or hospice settings
A collaborative and compassionate approach to care
An interest in education, mentoring and service development
Why Join Us?
Provide meaningful care in the community, supporting people in their homes
Work within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team
Opportunities for teaching, professional development and research
A supportive and values-driven workplace culture
Strong relationships with local hospitals, GPs and community services
Work within the beautiful Mornington Peninsula community
Access to not-for-profit salary packaging benefits
"I settled in and flourished, thanks to the respectful, caring, collaborative, challenging and stimulating environment of PHH"
If you would like to be part of an organisation with strong core values:
Integrity
Respect
Empowerment
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📌 Specialist Palliative Care Physician (Melbourne)
🏢 Peninsula Home Hospice
📍 Melbourne