Fellow Cognitive Neurology and Movement Disorders 2027

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical officers for a 12-month part-time appointment in 2027 as a combined Cognitive Neurology and Movement Disorder Fellow.

This role will be working with A/Prof David Darby in Cognitive Neurology and the Dementia Trials team, and Dr Kelly Bertram and the Alfred Movement Disorders team.

The Cognitive Neurology role includes attending the Cognitive Neurology clinic once a week, seeing both new and review patients, discussing them at a weekly multi-disciplinary meeting, seeing in-patient referrals, and participating as a sub-investigator in commercially sponsored Dementia trials. The Movement Disorders role includes attendance at Movement disorders clinics, learning in-patient management, botulinum toxin treatment strategies and skills, DBS and other advanced therapies for Parkinson's disease, and participation in commercial clinical trials and assistance in Investigator lead studies, as well as involvement in the HREC process and independent research activities supervised by the Movement Disorders unit.

Candidates are advised that applications are reviewed as they are received and the department and hospital may finalise an appointment prior to the closing if appropriate, therefore, please lodge your application as soon as possible.

Applications close: 2nd August 2026. 

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.