Optometrist

• To assess patients using in-direct ophthalmoscopy techniques and grade in accordance with the grading protocol
• To contribute to the patient’s pathway through the screening/grading process. Ensuring that patients are triaged directly in accordance with company policy and ensure the download of patient’s information is carried out daily
• To operate in accordance with all current and future company policies and procedures
• To undertake administration tasks as the programme needs require, but also be flexible in your approach to the changing needs of the local programme and the company as a whole
• All staff are expected to continue their personal development to fulfil the role and develop their career. This can be done by attending appropriate accredited courses, meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and via on-line sessions
• Be committed to making patients the number one focus to provide the best level of care possible within the diabetic eye screening programme
• To support the local programme and wider company in a range of capacities such as in administration, audits, quality control and service improvement procedures to ensure the local screening programme surpasses National standards and performance indicators

• CORU Registered Optometrist
• Computer literate – Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Previous experience of working with computer applications – accurate data input
• Show initiative and the ability to prioritise tasks and to use problem solving skills on a daily basis largely unsupervised sometimes under pressure
• Able to use good effective communication skills both written and oral within a multidisciplinary team at all levels and with diabetic patients in a calm, sensitive and reassuring way
• Have previous experience working with the public
• Able to fully comply with current and future policies/protocols following a training period (e.g., patient confidentiality, infection control etc.)
• A full, clean driving license and preferably your own transport to travel to and from our office and other places of work within the programme area
• Continued CPD development

Proficiency in Irish language and or any other language is desirable

• Matched Rate Pension
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays