Work Type: Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6061
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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 the Unit
The Breast/General Surgery Unit is part of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia & Procedural Medicine (SAPM) and is responsible for delivering specialist breast and general surgical services across Austin Health, including the Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Emergency and inpatient services are based at the Austin Hospital, while outpatient services are provided at both sites. The Unit also offers a consultative surgical service to other departments within Austin Health.
About the role
An exciting opportunity currently exists for an enthusiastic and highly experienced Breast Surgeon / General Surgeon to join our Breast and General Surgery Unit.
This is a senior medical staff position with responsibilities in clinical leadership, teaching and supervision, and administrative contributions to the ongoing development and performance of the Unit.
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
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:
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.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
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: Su-wen Loh, Head of Breast and Surgical Oncology Unit, [email protected].
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Sunday 27 September 2026