Company Description
This is a Full-Time (37.5 Hrs per week) Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm. Come join us and make a difference in the world Discover more at www.necsws.com.
Job Description
There are full-time and part-time opportunities available. Monday to Friday with no weekend work – looking to support our diabetic eye screening teams around Cork City.
* To assess patients using indirect ophthalmoscopy techniques and grade in accordance with the grading protocol.
* To contribute to the patient's pathway through the screening/grading process, ensuring patients are triaged in accordance with company policy and that patient information is downloaded daily.
* To operate in accordance with all current and future company policies and procedures.
* To undertake administration tasks as the programme needs require, while staying flexible 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 through appropriate accredited courses, meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences, and online sessions.
* To 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 administration, audits, quality control and service improvement procedures to ensure the local screening programme surpasses national standards and performance indicators.
* Monday to Friday (no evenings or weekends).
* The role covers Limerick and surrounding counties/mobility.
Qualifications
Essential:
* CORU Registered Optometrist.
* Computer literate – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
* Previous experience of working with computer applications – accurate data input.
* Ability to show initiative, prioritise tasks and use problem‑solving skills daily, largely unsupervised and sometimes under pressure.
* 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.
* Previous experience working with the public.
* Compliance with current and future policies/protocols after a training period (e.g., patient confidentiality, infection control).
* A full, clean driving license and preferably own transport to travel to and from the office and other places of work within the programme area.
* Continued CPD development.
* Proficiency in Irish language and/or any other language is desirable.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Successful applicants will be required to provide full details of any previous cautions and convictions and undertake an enhanced disclosure with the Disclosure & Barring Service on entry and thereafter every 3 years or the equivalent.
Additional Information
Employees of NEC Software Solutions are entitled to the following company‑funded benefits:
* Matched rate pension.
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
Other Information
* Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre‑existing right to work and travel within the EU. Documentary evidence will be required.
* All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks.
NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.
Who are we?
We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.
Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services.
We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.
We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
NEC Care, part of the NEC Health division, delivers the national diabetic eye screening programme. Our mission, vision and values are to provide people‑centric services that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of those we serve by working to achieve excellence in service delivery.
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