Job Description

Hospital Medical Officer – Surgery HMO

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

Thank you for your interest in the Surgical Stream at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) for the 2027 Clinical Year.

About the Role

You will be an important member of our clinical units by ensuring the delivery of high-quality person-centred care to all patients. You will work within multi-disciplinary teams to provide effective and efficient evidence-based care, whilst also demonstrating commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.

• Manage time effectively, organising daily workload through prioritisation, and demonstrate punctuality
• Use the principles of evidence-based practice, and access relevant current literature in making assessments and formulating management decisions
• Use clear communication with patients, with awareness of cultural, religious and gender difference
• Recognise the ethical complexity of medical practice, and follow professional and ethical codes
• Provide clear and comprehensive handover information to senior clinicians, colleagues, nurses and allied health professionals) in particular on very sick patients.
• Respect the leadership role and the varied other roles and responsibilities within a team

The Surgical Stream allows early career doctors to be exposed to a range of general and specialty surgical rotations, in order to help you meet SET training pre-requisites. St Vincent’s has a very active Pre-SET Society, along with mentorship and SET surgical supervisors, to assist you on your career path.

As a successful Surgical cohort PGY3/+, you will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences. These may include General Surgery, Sub-specialty Surgery – ENT, Cardiothoracics, Plastics, Urology, Neurosurgery, Vascular, Orthopaedics, Trauma and critical care areas – Emergency and ICU

Please note that with our strong commitment to our Secondment and Regional Hospitals, HMOs may a roster that includes rotations outside our Fitzroy campus. These may include rotations at Werribee Mercy, Swan Hill District Hospital, Warrnambool Base Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and RMH.

Duration of appointment: 01 February 2026 – 06 February 2027 (extended contracts may be considered)

Classifications for this position will range from HM12 – HM20 ($90,607.40 - $158,878.72) pro rata for part-time.

What you will bring:

• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and develop your skills

• MBBS or equivalent
• Provisional/General AHPRA Registration
• Current National criminal history check and Working With Children Check or willing to obtain
• Full working rights within Australia

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides an extensive range of adult clinical services across our Fitzroy, Kew and Truganina sites.

We warmly encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds, including those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, LGBTQIA+, and people of all ages, cultures, and identities. Our mission is to create an environment that reflects and supports the rich diversity of the community we serve.

Together, we celebrate our values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence, making SVHM a unique, safe and welcoming place to work.

What we can offer you:

• Culture of continuous improvement
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Salary Packaging – increase your take home pay!
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

Pre-employment checks

• Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

How to Apply

To apply, click the ' Apply' button. You will be prompted to create a Workday candidate profile and upload your current resume and cover letter, addressed to A/Prof Genni Newnham, Director of Pre-vocational Training.

Your cover letter should address why you want to work for SVHM, your interest in the General Stream and how you will contribute to our team. Please provide contact details for two (2) Referees in your resume.

Enquiries: Please contact the Medical Workforce Unit mwu@svha.org.au

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements and we will be able to adapt to these for you.

If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact jmsrecruitment@svha.org.au and include the JRnumber.

*Respectfully no agencies*

Closing Date:

13 August 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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