Develop Your Ophthalmology Career in a Structured Specialist Environment
Looking to build your clinical experience in a high-volume ophthalmology service within a world-class healthcare system?
Head Medical is seeking Resident Physicians for Ophthalmology opportunities, located in Singapore. These roles offer structured exposure across medical and surgical eye care in a consultant-supervised environment.
- Exposure to a broad range of ophthalmic conditions in a busy tertiary setting
- Involvement in outpatient ophthalmology clinics and specialist assessments
- Supervised participation in minor ophthalmic procedures (where appropriate)
- Inpatient and peri-operative patient management
- Structured teaching, audit, and clinical development opportunities
- Salary SGD $80,000 – $120,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
The Role
The National Healthcare Group is one of Singapore’s leading public healthcare clusters, delivering care through a network of hospitals, specialist centres, and primary care services.
You will be based in a modern, high-volume tertiary services supported by strong multidisciplinary teams and academic partnerships.
There is a strong focus on:
- Structured clinical supervision and training
- High patient volumes with a diverse and complex case-mix
- Teaching, audit, research, and academic development
- Integrated multidisciplinary care models
- Progressive clinical responsibility under consultant guidance
In this Ophthalmology role, you will be involved in:
- Outpatient ophthalmology clinics
- Pre- and post-operative patient care
- Support of ophthalmic procedures (as appropriate to level)
- Ward-based clinical care
- On-call duties (where applicable)
- Teaching, audit, and departmental education activities
What You Will Gain
- Broad exposure to general and specialist ophthalmology
- Structured consultant supervision and clinical development
- Experience across medical and surgical eye care pathways
- Strong teaching and academic environment
Requirements
These roles are best suited to doctors currently working at middle-grade level or above, looking to gain structured, supervised experience within a high-volume tertiary healthcare system in Singapore.
To be considered, candidates must:
- Be eligible for Conditional Registration with the Singapore Medical Council
- Hold a primary medical qualification recognised by the Singapore Medical Council (Second Schedule)
- Have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant clinical experience in Ophthalmology or related specialties
- Be in active clinical practice over the past 3 years
- Meet English language proficiency requirements (where applicable)
The Location
Singapore is one of the most advanced and efficient healthcare systems in the world, offering an exceptional balance between career development and lifestyle.
You will benefit from:
- Safe, modern, and highly efficient city living
- Excellent international schools and a family-friendly environment
- Strong structured training and professional development systems
- High-quality public healthcare infrastructure
- Easy travel access across Asia and beyond
Find out more about Singapore here
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK’s specialist in international medical recruitment and we’ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location. Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself