Req ID: 7462
Date: 8 Jul 2026
Site: VCCC (Parkville)
Location:
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
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Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit: Junior Medical Personnel
Division: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Cancer Surgery
Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Secto
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Junior Medical Personnel
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
The role is to introduce the trainee Urology Surgeon to the wide range of experience available in a specialist oncology centre with a full time, fixed term position of 86 hours a fortnight
Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.
For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Dr Declan Murphy / Dr Renu Eapen
Contact Number: 8559 6125
Email: [email protected]
Applications Close: 31 July 2026
Position Summary
Under the care and direction of the Head of Unit – Urology; To ensure a high quality of patient care through day to day clinical management of patients To undertake administrative, teaching and research duties for the Unit to ensure that the Unit is run efficiently.
Enterprise Agreement
Doctors in Training
Classification or Salary Range
As per award based on experience
Immunisation Risk Category
Category A
Key Relationships
Education
Skills
Essential Key Selection Criteria
Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Code of Conduct.
Excellent skills and competencies as a clinician and good communication skills with patients, their families and colleagues.
Registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia.
Commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Teaching commitment and skills in the areas undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education.
Ongoing involvement with and encouragement of research
Desirable Key Selection Criteria
Computer skills - working knowledge of Windows environment including Office applications.
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
AHPRA Registration
Key Accountabilities
Performance Objectives Key Performance Indicators
1. Continuum of Care
The Registrar has responsibility for the services he/she provides in the Unit including inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic services, teaching, and research and quality improvement activities.
1.1 Clinical Service
Responsible for the delivery of clinical service as delegated by Unit Head or Clinical Director. He/She will assist the Unit Head/Clinical Director in the implementation of relevant policies and procedures. This will enable the Department to be favourably benchmarked with comparable with comparable services within public and private institutions both nationally and internationally.
Key performance indicators:
Achieve Department activity and quality targets including waiting list targets within the allocated financial budget.
Adherence to Hospital policies and procedures to ensure ethical care.
Participation in introduction and evaluation of new technologies.
Attendance and participation at outpatients sessions, operating sessions and ward work unless otherwise negotiated with the Unit Head.
1.2 Teaching and Education
Ensure staff competence and job satisfaction by providing adequate training programs and encouraging developmental opportunities. This would involve planning and implementation of undergraduate teaching, postgraduate teaching, continuing medical education, continuing education and support of other nursing, allied health and all other staff.
Conducts performance review as required by the Head of the Department.
Key performance indicators:
Regular attendance at Departmental, Hospital and Specialty educational meetings and forums.
Ongoing involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education including the coordination of weekly Unit meetings.
Ongoing supervision and training of junior medical staff including education of registrar and resident in operating theatre.
1.3 Planning
Assist in the development and review of department goals and strategies on an ongoing basis.
To co-operate with other specialists in planning the delivery of multi-disciplinary treatments.
Key performance indicators:
Attendance and participation in Department and Hospital planning forums.
Participation in development of Department Strategic plan.
Contribute to the development of Units operational plan.
1.4 Research
Clinical and laboratory research is an important part of the Urology Program. Trainees will be required to develop a satisfactory research plan in association with members of the Unit, participate in Unit research activities and assist other trainees in the unit with their research studies. The plan will include the hypothesis to be tested, aims of the study, data collection and analysis and it is expected that trainees will present the study for presentation at local and national meetings and complete a manuscript for submission to a specialty referred journal during the fellowship.
Key performance indicators:
Presentation of papers at specialty meetings.
Publication of findings/articles in specialty refereed meetings.
Participation in approved departmental initiatives/ research.
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
2. Leadership and Management
Assist in the supervision, training and counselling of HMOs and other clinical staff allocated to the department.
Assist in the organisation of Departmental meetings.
Key Performance Indicators
Encourage active participation in both Unit operational matters and Hospital wide initiatives as supported by the Hospital.
Contribute to effective and efficient management of the business of the Unit.
Active participation in staff development and succession planning.
3. Safe Practice and Environment
To ensure the safety of self and patients is maintained in all aspects of daily routine.
Key Performance Indicators
Comply with the Hospital policies, procedures and safety codes.
4. Improving Performance
Pursue excellence and participate in the maintenance of high quality service by implementing incremental improvements on a continuing basis.
Key Performance Indicators
Promotion of best practice systems and processes
Implementing improvement initiatives appropriate to the specialty
Actively support compliance with the EQuIP/ACHS standards and continuous improvement objectives
Participates in Clinical Reviews and encourages review of clinical outcomes.
5. Information Management
Is familiar with the Hospital information system and processes to ensure dissemination of information in a timely and accurate manner.
Key Performance Indicators
Completion of clinical records, operating reports and outpatient letters in acceptable time frames.
Supervision of Hospital Medical Officers in the maintenance or completion of the following:
patient medical records
discharge summaries
Hospital/Unit audits
ICD 10 coding/IPPP
Operating reports
Outpatient letters
Maintenance of patient confidentiality and confidential information of strategic importance to the hospital.
Participation in the development of clinical pathways as required by the relevant units. · Participation in Multi-Disciplinary Team
