Trust: Galway Community Healthcare

Band/Salary: €45,514 – €65,068 pro rata

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 14 hours permanent HSE contract

Closing date: Thursday 27th August 2026 at 10:00am

Job description: 

• Relocation allowance available
• Operate within the Scope of Practice of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS) and Irish Association of Orthoptist’s (IAO) and register with CORU when applicable.
• Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation.
• Undertake Orthoptic assessment of appropriate cases referred to the Ophthalmologists / eye clinic, selecting appropriate tests and applying a high level of clinical judgement to the findings.
• Test visual fields in patients using both the Humphrey and Goldmann visual field machines.
• Independently and in conjunction with the Community Ophthalmic Physician and / or Consultant Ophthalmologist, reach a diagnosis of eye movement disorders.
• Formulate treatment plans for child and / or adult patients, taking full account of the clinical findings and using a wide range of treatment skills. Where requested by the Community Ophthalmic Physician and / or Consultant Ophthalmologist, take responsibility for formulating and initiating treatment plans, including taking decisions on the therapy regimes for children and / or adults.
• Undertake pre-operative and post-operative measurements of eye movement disorders and discuss surgical options with the consultant. Identify post-operative risks, and discuss this with the patients (parents / carers).
• Undertake Ophthalmic Imaging, (including OCT, FFA, HRT, Orbscan) when appropriate and advised to do so by the Community Ophthalmic Physician and / or Consultant Ophthalmologist.
• Undertake assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy patients using OCT, FFA etc.
• Undertake pre-assessment of cataract patients using a scan biometry.
• Undertake monitoring of ARMD patients.
• Work autonomously and with individual Ophthalmic Physicians / Consultants to diagnose and treat patients with Strabismus and Amblyopia.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines and professions.
• Be fully responsible for case note recording to a high detailed legible standard.

Contact Dr Geraldine Comer geraldinem.comer@hse.ie or Business Manager ita.kelly1@hse.ie