Vitreoretinal Fellow (Ophthalmology)

Queensland Government; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The VR Fellow at Queensland Government provides comprehensive clinical care under supervision, gaining surgical retina experience to satisfy specialist college requirements. The role focuses on exposure to a wide variety of pathology and performing surgeries expected for a vitreoretinal specialist.

The position supports teaching for registrars and medical students, with administrative duties relating to vitreo-retinal and outpatient lists.

Job description

Your new role:This fellowship is offered to prepare suitable candidates for an academic/clinical career in ophthalmology. This includes appropriate clinical and surgical skill acquisition in order to be competent as a vitreo-retinal specialist The VR Fellow will provide comprehensive clinical care under supervision and acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to satisfy relevant specialist college and medical board requirements in order to practice as a specialist. The candidate will be exposed to a wide variety of pathology. The Fellow will be exposed to and perform the surgery expected for the armamentarium of a vitreoretinal specialist.About you:Fellowship ObjectivesTo gain exposure to surgical retina and prepare a candidate for a career with subspecialty training in vitero-retinal diseases.To enhance registrar and undergraduate medical student teaching and provide surgical supervision for registrars where appropriate.To provide administrative support as required in regard to organization of the vitreo-retinal and outpatient listsCheck out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About us:Princess Alexandra Hospital:The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.