Uveitis Fellow

As Australia's only specialist eye, ear, nose and throat hospital, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital's (the Eye and Ear) has been providing care for the senses for over 160 years. The Eye and Ear has over 90 different outpatient clinics for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of vision and hearing loss and provides a 24-hour emergency eye and ear, nose, and throat service. The Eye and Ear provides care annually for 160,000 outpatients, 45,000 emergency patients and over 16,000 inpatients.Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world class specialist hospital in eye and ear care providing services across Victoria. As Australia's only specialist eye, ear, nose and throat hospital, the Eye and Ear has been providing care for the senses for over 160 years. The Eye and Ear has almost 90 different outpatient clinics for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of vision and hearing loss and provides a 24-hour emergency eye and ear, nose and throat service.

The Eye and Ear is a world leader providing exceptional care. Our focus is providing the very best patient care possible. We strive to apply new and effective models of care, invest in research and training and share our knowledge to improve eye and ear health. We will inspire and advance specialist eye and ENT care.

Our Vision

We will inspire and advance specialist eye and ENT care

Our Mission

We improve health and wellbeing outcomes through excellence in:

• Clinical Care
• Teaching
• Education
• Research
• Integrity - We act ethically, accept personal accountability, communicate openly and honestly and treat everyone with trust and respect.
• Inclusive and Accessible Care - We are compassionate, thoughtful and responsive to the needs of our consumers.
• Collaboration - We communicate openly, respect diversity of views and skills, and work effectively with partners and in multidisciplinary teams to deliver optimal outcomes.
• Excellence - We give our personal best at all times, deliver exemplary care and experience, monitor performance, and seek continuous improvement through innovation.

About the Role 12-month Fellowship (0.8 FTE) to commence 02 August 2027

The Ocular Immunology Clinic is the largest subspeciality ocular immunology service in Australia. The ten subspecialty trained Ophthalmologists in the unit see between 85 - 100 outpatients per week in two dedicated clinics.

The Fellow attends the Ocular Immunology and Medical Retina clinics each week plus other clinics as rostered. The Fellow will also have substantial exposure to digital angiography, OCT and intravitreal injections. There are two dedicated OcularImmunology Surgery (cataract) lists per month. In addition to sub-specialty clinics, Fellows may be rostered to shifts in our specialised Emergency Department.

You will be involved in research and ongoing studies from the Macular Research Unit and the Uveitis and Retinal Vascular Research Unit at CERA, with rostered research clinic sessions.

There is an oncall component for Ocular Immunology and Medical Retina Units.

The successful applicant will have completed 4 years of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) training program and the advanced clinical exams (RACE) or equivalent.

Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the Australian Medical Association (Victoria) Doctors-in-Training Agreement .

The Eye and Ear is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment free from harassment or discrimination and to promoting cultural diversity and awareness in the workplace.

The Eye and Ear is a smoke free environment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, a working with children check (if applicable) and evidence of vaccination status. All staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (3 doses) and for clinical staff, patient facing staff and staff working in clinical areas, it is a mandatory requirement to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination.

Application Close Date: 23 September 2026

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is committed to achieving equality in health status between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal Australians. We acknowledge that the land we meet and work upon is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. We value the diversity and strength of our people and communities.