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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 Department 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 As a Breast Surgeon, a regular day will see you:
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive management of inpatient and outpatients.
Participate in Unit meetings and activities.
Provide an on-call service as required.
Provide a consultative service to other Units as required.
Supervise trainees and junior medical staff.
About you To be successful in this role, you must:
Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, or equivalent
Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Breast Surgery.
Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care
Demonstrate a commitment to working as a team member with peer medical, junior medical, nursing and other clinical staff to provide efficient, safe and quality care across the continuum, and
Demonstrate a commitment to teaching, training and research
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:
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.
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.
Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. 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. 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 at Su-wen.LOH@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Sunday 3 May 2026
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