Job Description

TTM Healthcare are recruiting a Staff Nurse on behalf of an Eye Clinic based in South Dublin. 

This post is similar to a Practice Nurse post. The successful candidate would be in the clinic all day and performing diagnostic scans on patients. It is very theory and calculations heavy. While there is some theatre work, it is approx. 70% of the time in clinic and 30% in theatre. 

Full training is provided. Strong customer service skills are required for this elective surgery clinic. 

Salary is €36k to €43k per annum. 

This is a permanent full time contract. 

Location: South Dublin

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday with 1-2 Saturdays every 4 weeks. Saturdays are half days and you get that time back in lieu.

Roster runs as follows: 
Week 1 7am to 3pm
Week 2 8am to 4pm
Week 3 9am to 5pm 
Week 4 10 am to 6pm


Role Responsibilities:

• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing on patients as part of clinical work ups for consultations at the Clinic
• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to complete virtual consultations with patients to capture motivations for surgery, medical history, visual needs etc prior to their consultation with the Surgeon.
• Scrubbing for laser eye surgery procedures performed in the dedicated theatre at the clinic
• Management of patients on the day of surgery (consent discussion, medication management, counselling on postoperative instructions, completion of slit lamp examinations as part of discharging patients)
• Assist the Surgeon in theatre (off site at Beacon Hospital) for cataract and lens procedures. Assist with the documentation of procedures, checking correct IOLs available etc.
• Answering patient queries via phone call/ email
• Assist with planning cataract and lens procedures by calculating IOLs to be used by the Surgeon during the procedure

Requirements:

• Active NMBI registration (RGN)
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong service ethic
• Ophthalmic experience is an advantage though not essential
• Scrub experience an advantage but not essential
• Applicants must have experience in an Irish Hospital
• Sponsorship is not given

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Annual Leave
• Work life balance
• Monday - Friday
• Career Development
• Excellent facilities
• Pension
• Maternity benefit
• Sick Pay

For more information whatsapp Louise on 0876845076 or click APPLY with your most recent CV today.