Company name: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (Royal Melbourne Hospital)
Discipline: Microbiology
Job reference number: 5758
Job Description
Specialist Clinical Microbiologist - VIDRL
Req ID: 5758
Posting Start Date: 05/01/2026
Work Location: The RMH Parkville (City campus) at The Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (PDI)
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.
Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Position: Clinical Microbiologist
Employment Status: Fixed Term 12 months from 09 February 2026 – 07 February 2027
Hours: 76 per fortnight
The Role
* To provide high-quality diagnostic and research programs, based at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (PDI)
* Assist the Head of Department (HoD) in the running of the laboratory, and may act for the HoD in their absence
* Work closely and collaboratively with all partners within PDI, AIID, Department of Health, Commonwealth Government, Melbourne Health and Parkville Precinct
* Provide supervision, training and support as required for registrars, scientific and research staff
* Hours to be undertaken during normal laboratory hours of operation, 0900-1700 Monday-Friday plus reasonable additional hours as required
* On-call as required, according to internal roster
* Attendance and / or chairing of internal and external clinical / laboratory / other meetings as required
About You
* Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA)
* Must hold FRCPA with scope of practice in Microbiology
* Experience with Microbiology Laboratory Supervision and Clinical Governance
Additional Information
Please see the Position Description for additional information regarding the role. Further questions should be directed to Dr. Katherine Bond, Katherine.bond@mh.org.au.
For those interested, please apply via the Royal Melbourne Hospital careers website (URL link below), prior to 5pm Friday 04February2026.
Further, please indicate if you are expressing interest for all or part of the outlined position above.
Kind regards,
Dr Katherine Bond
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