The Role – Ophthalmic Technician
This Role requires an enthusiastic Ophthalmic Technician to join a growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a modern and a state-of-the-art ophthalmic eye clinic/hospital which provides the highest standards of care.
The role involves:
- Carrying out preliminary scans with patients to include Biometry, topography, auto-refractor, IOP measurements prior to seeing the Consultant or Optometrist.
- Measuring visual acuity as appropriate
- Making patients feel welcome and creating an environment where they feel comfortable and cared for.
- Displaying professionalism, integrity and honesty in all encounters with patients and staff in accordance with the company ethos.
- Working alongside our onsite Optometrists to triaging patients.
- Demonstrating contact lens insertion and removal.
- Performing visual field testing.
- Responding to enquiries in a timely manner.
- Ensuring clinics are well coordinated and run efficiently at both Academy Street site and other sites as required by the clinic.
- Maintaining accurate paper and electronic patient records
- Administrative duties including stock checks and order placing.
- Occasionally, it may be required to assist at corporate events off-site, working alongside an Optometrist/Nurse.
- Assisting Consultants with minor-ops and intravitreal injections on accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Working a part of a close-knit multi-disciplinary team of other Ophthalmic Technicians, Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Nurses and Admin staff.
Job Requirements
- At least 5 GSCE’s or equivalent, including math and English language.
- Passionate for high quality patient safety and care.
- Excellent communication skills and good time management skills.
- Positive can-do attitude, and the ability to work under pressure.
- Preferably experience in working within Optometry or an Ophthalmic hospital setting. However, all training will be provided in-house.
Benefits:
- Bi-Annual Bonus
- Private Health Insurance
- Company Pension
- Company Events
- Ongoing learning and development with regular training sessions for the team and opportunities to do external courses as appropriate to the role.
- Working with the latest optical equipment with all training provided.
- Rewarding role within a forward thinking, dynamic clinic that allows you to make a tangible difference to the life’s patients across the island of Ireland.
Part-time Ophthalmic Technician role, requiring at least the capacity to work Thursday all day, Friday morning and Saturday morning.