Sessional Consultant

Description:

Employment Type

Sessional

Department

Medical Services (DMS)

Position Summary

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world class specialist hospital in eye and ear care that provides 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 150 years. The Eye and Ear has almost 60 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. Every year the Eye and Ear cares for over 220,000 patients, with over 160,000 outpatients nearly 44,000 emergency patients and over 17,000 inpatients. The hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment to create a modern internal structure, improve access for patients and visitors and staff.

About the Role

General Ophthalmology sessions available from February 2022

The successful applicants will have the opportunity to join the Acute Ophthalmology and Surgical Ophthalmology outpatient clinics and also our specialised Emergency Department.

The Ophthalmology Senior Medical Staff provide efficient, effective and timely patient-centred care within the Unit’s area of medicine and ensure the delivery of these clinical services is in line with best evidence-based practice and the NSQHSS.

Senior Medical Staff also provide supervision, instruction and training for Junior Medical Staff and students.

Successful applicants will be Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO), have current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and will be required to undertake a criminal history record check and provide evidence of a working with children check prior to commencement.

Contact Person

GERALDINE APSWOUDE

Job Type: Full-time