The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is the only dedicated eye and ear hospital in Victoria. Junior Medical Staff work alongside world renowned leaders in the fields of Ophthalmology and Ear Nose Throat (ENT). Remuneration and conditions of service are in accordance with the current Doctors in Training Agreement.
Our accredited registrar training posts in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Anaesthesia are generally filled via the relevant Colleges. Please see their websites for eligibility:
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If you are an international medical graduate, please click here for more details in relation to appointment requirements.
Medical Officer (previously General Ophthalmology Fellow)
The Medical Officer will provide an in-hours and out-of-hours service to the hospital in general and specialist ophthalmology. In addition, the Fellow is expected to do some night shifts. They are often the most senior clinician in Emergency Department and will be involved in complicated cases and supervision and teaching junior registrars.
Medical Officer’s will undertake unsupervised cataract surgery depending on experience. Also, if not already, Medical Officer’s will become credentialed with laser retinopexies, peripheral iridotomies and tap and inject for endophthalmitis.
For overseas trained applicants, the position is a proven pathway to understanding the Australian system and culture and how to manager ophthalmology patients in both the clinics and emergency department settings. You will have the opportunity to learn from eminent ophthalmologists and be part of the Eye and Ear ethos of learning and excellence. This includes participating in the monthly teaching activities. The Medical Officer will provide support dependent upon your circumstances and what you wish to achieve through your journey at the Eye and Ear.
Successful applicants have usually completed at least 4 years of ophthalmology residency prior to commencing a Medical Officer role and have passed the RACE or equivalent. It is a requirement that all candidates complete an international police check via the Fit2work website, as well as a national police check from all relevant countries that the applicant has resided in the past for more than 6 months, including the current country of residence.
Chief Ophthalmology Registrar
The Chief Ophthalmology Registrar is ideally suited to a RANZCO trainee who has completed two basic and two advanced training years. This position requires personal leadership qualities from an advanced trainee in Ophthalmology who is interested in combining a clinical role with a liaison role for junior medical staff in their education and training requirements. The registrar will also be involved in recruitment and development of rotations for registrars for the following training year. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop required RANZCO competencies, particularly in the domains of Communicator, Manager and Scholar.
ENT Unaccredited Registrars
The ENT Unaccredited Registrars will have a minimum of three years general medical postgraduate experience which includes considerable Otolaryngology training. They are mainly based in the 24 hour Emergency Department at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and provide high quality services to otolaryngology patients. They attend the Rhinology, Otology, Head and Neck, Paediatric and Acute ENT clinics. The ENT Unaccredited Registrars may attend Theatre as rostered and participate in educational and audit activities in both Outpatient/Emergency Department and Operating Theatre settings. They will be involved in teaching junior medical staff.
Hospital Medical Officer – Ophthalmology and ENT (Wards)
The ward-based third year post-graduation Hospital Medical Officer will cover both ENT and Ophthalmology inpatients. The HMO will attend ward rounds and support the Registrars and Fellows with the day to day demands of the busy wards. It is envisaged that other duties may include pre-admission and angio clinics, as well as occasional cover in the Emergency Department and other clinics as required. This sought-after post is appealing to those who are considering a career in either Ophthalmology or ENT and provides the opportunity to attend various educational sessions and tutorials. In addition, the HMO is expected to do some night shifts as required.
Emergency Medicine Registrar
The Emergency Registrar provides emergency medicine services to The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, whilst obtaining clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of ENT and Ophthalmology emergency department presentations. Applicants must be trainees of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. All Emergency Registrars are seconded to the Eye and Ear Hospital. We do not recruit directly.
Fellowships
Prospective applicants are advised to check our careers webpage for Fellowship advertisements.
Fellowships are available in the following sub-specialties:
The Cataract fellowship begins in February each year.
The Fellow will be an integral part of Surgical Ophthalmology Service (SOS). The Cataract Fellow will be exposed to and trained in current state-of-the-art advanced diagnostic, medical, and surgical techniques in the management of anterior segment disorders.
There are three or four outpatient clinics and two operating lists each week; these are mostly supervised by consultant ophthalmologists but may also include including some fellow-only clinics and lists after orientation and assessment.
The fellows are expected to actively undertake research and publish during their fellowship and be involved in education and supervision of junior doctors. In addition, fellows also participate in the Emergency Department rosters.
The Cornea unit has two fellowship positions, one beginning in February and one in August each year.
The fellowship has strong clinical and research components and provides an opportunity for comprehensive training in the fields of cornea, eye banking and refractive surgery. Fellows will have substantial exposure to the diagnosis and medical management of corneal infections and ocular surface diseases, corneal transplantation surgery and excimer laser refractive surgery.
There are three consulting clinics each week with six attending staff. In addition, there are weekly pterygium and contact lens clinics and monthly combined corneal ocular immunology and plastics clinic for cases requiring joint care of corneal and oculoplastic specialists. Weekly theatre lists also include excimer laser surgery.
The fellows are expected to actively undertake research and publish during their fellowship and be involved in education and supervision of junior trainee registrars. In addition, fellows also participate in the Emergency Department and on call rosters.
The Glaucoma unit has two fellowship positions each year, one beginning in February and one in August.
The fellowship is aimed at candidates intending to pursue a career as a glaucoma subspecialist. The Glaucoma Unit provides tertiary referral care for glaucoma patients in Victoria. There are three subspecialty glaucoma clinics and two glaucoma operating sessions per week. Fellows will participate actively in the medical and surgical management of patients, glaucoma teaching and the supervision of trainees.
Fellows also have dedicated research time and are expected to participate in clinical or basic science research projects. The fellows are expected to be involved in education and supervision of junior trainee registrars and participate in the Emergency Department and on-call rosters.
The Medical Retina Unit has two fellowship positions starting February and one starting in August each year. The unit is headed by Dr Amy Cohn and there are twenty consultants attached to the unit, all of whom have completed subspecialty fellowship training in retina. The position is a combination of clinical (0.8 FTE) through the Royal Victorian eye and Ear Hospital and research through the Centre for Eye Research Australia / Cerulea (0.2 FTE).
The Fellow attends both Medical Retina and Ocular Immunology Clinics each week. There is also the opportunity for rotation through Ocular Genetics, Vitreo-retinal and Ocular Oncology clinics. Fellows will be rostered to weekly intravitreal injection and laser clinics. There is a fortnightly cataract surgery list primarily for patients with retinal disease. Successful applicants are expected to have experience in retinal laser, intravitreal injections and cataract surgery. There is a weekly angiogram meeting for interesting case discussion and teaching. In addition fellows will have the opportunity to present at department meetings.
The research is supervised by Professor Robyn Guymer (Head of Macular Research Unit) and Professor Lyndell Lim (Head of Uveitis and Retinal Vascular Disease Research). Two sessions per week are dedicated to research and ongoing involvement with trials supervised by the Macular Research Unit and Clinical Trials Unit.
All fellows will be rostered to one session in the hospital’s busy Emergency Department and will participate in after hours on-call shared between both medical retinal and ocular immunology fellows.
The Ocular Motility & Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow provides high quality services to patients of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital whilst obtaining advanced graduate training in the area of Adult and Paediatric Strabismus, Neuro-ophthalmology and General Ophthalmology. The position also provides unpaid time for research activities.
This position offers a concentrated supervised experience in strabismus, skewed towards more difficult strabismus. There are two consulting sessions per week, an operating session most weeks, adult neuro-ophthalmology, and ‘free’ sessions typically devoted to research. This position also offers one neuro ophthalmology clinic a week at the Alfred Hospital.
The Fellow will be expected to publish at least one substantial paper, prepare papers for conferences, prepare journal clubs, and contribute to the rich intellectual life of the hospital.
The Ocular Motility / Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow also participates in the Emergency department roster, acute ophthalmology service roster with shifts ranging from 0745 to 2200 and Saturday or Sunday shifts as rostered.
The fellowship begins in February each year and has a strong clinical component, with a busy operating schedule and clinics with a significant number of new tertiary referrals from a wide and steady source of emergency patients.
The fellow is encouraged to be involved in clinical research, the preparation of papers for publication in peer reviewed journals and presentation at national and international meetings. The fellows are expected to be involved in education and supervision of junior trainee registrars and participate in the Emergency Department and on-call rosters.
There are two fellowship positions commencing in February and August each year.
The Vitreoretinal (VR) Unit at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is the largest VR unit in Australia. There are ten visiting Vitreoretinal surgeons and the clinical exposure is wide, ranging from acute management of retinal detachments and posterior segment trauma, to elective procedures such as macular surgery. In addition to the Vitreoretinal exposure, there is the Ocular Oncology Clinic, Medical Retina Clinic and liaison with the Ocular Immunology Clinic.
The fellows are expected to attend the clinics, assess patients and discuss and plan their management with the consulting staff. They will also participate in surgery, both as the operating surgeon or the assistant, depending on the complexity of the case and assess and admit acute problems.
Both the Vitreoretinal and Medical Retina Units are involved in ongoing research projects, which the fellows participate in and may be required to submit posters or papers for publication.
The Ocular Immunology Clinic appoints one Fellow per clinical year.
This clinic is one of the busiest and largest uveitis clinics in Australia. It handles most of the complicated uveitis patients from Victoria and also sees patients from other states at times. There are 9 part-time consultant ophthalmologists on the unit. The unit works closely with the Rheumatology Clinic to manage complex uveitis.
The position is a combination of clinical work (0.8 full-time equivalent) and research (0.2 FTE).
The fellow attends two uveitis clinics per week and also attends 1-2 medical retina clinics per week. Additional clinical duties may include attendance at the Vitreo-Retinal clinic, Ocular Genetics clinic and Ocular Oncology clinic.
Every 2-4 weeks, there is a uveitis theatre list mainly composed of cataract surgeries in patients with uveitis. These are often challenging cases and best suited to candidates with advanced surgical training.
Fellows are expected to present at multiple meetings such as the Monday morning Alumni meeting and case conferences with Rheumatology and Infectious Disease departments.
Fellows will also be required to manage inpatients that may need admission for hospital treatment.
This fellowship, beginning in August of each year, is for experienced Registrars at the end of their training or those just having finished.
It encompasses training in the full range of rhinologic procedures, with emphasis on endoscopic surgery and rhinoplasty. Some research will be expected and rostered accordingly. The position will include a number of operating sessions and outpatient clinics, as well as some Emergency Department and on-call out of hours.
This position is a combined research and clinical fellowship in Otology. The clinical work is within the Otology clinics and operating theatres of the RVEEH as well as some Emergency Department and on-call out of hours, under the leadership of Associate Prof Robert Briggs.
The research component is usually related to the bionic ear and is under the supervision of Prof Stephen O’Leary.
The fellowship affords opportunities in learning the management of difficult Otology cases as well as extensive experience in the assessment and management of cochlear implant cases
The accredited Provisional fellowship in Anaesthesia is for doctors with their specialist qualification or who are in the final year of their training.
A full range of ophthalmic anaesthesia is practiced along with substantial throughput of Ear, Nose and Throat work, which includes anaesthesia for otology, including cochlear implants (an area in which The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world leader), rhinology and surgery. There is also exposure to paediatric cases down to the age of 12 months. There is a Preadmission clinic and seven theatre lists per week. The Department has 70 VMO Specialists with a particular interest in Ophthalmic and ENT anaesthesia to cover all operating theatres.
Provision is made in the roster for participation in educational/research activities. Time and support will be allocated to allow the fellow to conduct clinical research.
Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the AMA Victoria Doctors-In-Training Enterprise Agreement 2022-2026.
Fellows are expected to participate in teaching junior registrars, teaching CPR to medical staff and giving tutorials to nursing staff.
