Royal Women's Hospital Anatomical Pathology Registrar

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Job Title:

Royal Women’s Hospital Anatomical Pathology Registrar

• Fixed term full time position
• Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Full Time position at 1.0 / 86hours per fortnight within the Royal Women’s Hospital Anatomical Pathology Department.

You will be responsible for reporting macroscopic findings, selection of blocks, participation in frozen section, triage of fresh specimens, indication and justification of requesting further special testing and quality control. You will also establish competent technique in surgical specimen dissection and perinatal dissection and microscopic diagnosis in the disciplines of Breast, Gynaecological and Perinatal pathology and non-gynaecological cytology.

Classification for this position will range from HM25 to HM30  (FTE base salary $129,048.40 to $177,622.12 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

• Participation in and preparation of clinicopathological meetings
• Competent technique in surgical specimen dissection and perinatal dissection.
• Competent microscopic diagnosis in the disciplines of Breast, Gynaecological and Perinatal pathology and non-gynaecological cytology.

Your skills and experience

Essential:

• Medical Degree
• Eligible to practice in Victoria with appropriate Medical Registration

Desirable: 

• Previous experience in Anatomical Pathology desirable

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

The Victorian Department of Health has endorsed the initiative to restructure existing public pathology by bringing together laboratories into pathology networks operating under a lead health service. Pathology services from the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Royal Women’s Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital will come together to strengthen the scope, scale and reach of pathology services across the Parkville precinct to benefit all Victorians. This Anatomical Pathology registrar role will be part of the new centre of excellence that will be led by Melbourne Health. The network will provide new opportunities for training and collaboration across the Parkville hospitals and more broadly across Victoria.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

All applicants must go through the RCPA Victorian Anatomical Pathology Training Program centralised matching process.

For more information about this position please contact Dr Fiona Chan, Medical Director Anatomical Pathology Royal Women’s Hospital Fiona.chan@rch.org.au.

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 28 June 2026