Fellow - Cardiology Heart Failure - 2026 Pay: Competitive Location: Melbourne/Victoria Employment type: Other Job Description Alfred Health is a leader in healthcare delivery, improvement, research, and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, offering ambulatory, inpatient, and community-based services. This is a one-year fellowship in Heart Failure at a state-wide quaternary referral centre. Fellows will be trained in the pathophysiology and treatment of heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. They will lead a research or quality improvement project during their year at the Alfred. The fellowship includes exposure to outpatient management of heart failure, including super-specialist clinics: inherited cardiomyopathies, inflammatory cardiomyopathies, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies. Additional training will be provided in managing drug-refractory heart failure, including selecting patients for advanced therapies such as resynchronisation therapy, valve interventions, and complex ablation. Training will also cover management of heart failure patients in Intensive Care, including inotrope management and temporary mechanical circulatory support (ECMO and Impella). Fellows will receive comprehensive training in candidate selection for heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support, extending into post-operative and long-term care, including management of post-transplant complications. By the end of the fellowship, candidates are expected to be independent in performing pulmonary artery catheterisation and endomyocardial biopsies. There are opportunities to join the advanced cardiac imaging or complex pacing teams for additional training. The overall aim is to develop a Heart Failure Consultant capable of working independently in secondary care settings. Applicants must have completed at least three years of Advanced Training in Clinical Cardiology in Australia or New Zealand and have completed FRACP (Part 2). Prior to application, please contact A/Prof Hitesh Patel (h.patel@alfred.org.au) or Dr Caitlin Cheshire (c.cheshire@alfred.org.au) for further information. Prerequisite: current medical registration with AHPRA. Applications are reviewed as received, and appointments may be finalised before the closing date. Please submit your application promptly. Applications Close: 29th June 2025. Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. All employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 with a TGA-approved vaccine and provide evidence of vaccination. Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au About the company The Alfred Hospital, also known as The Alfred, is a leading tertiary teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. J-18808-Ljbffr
