Healthcare firm announces 80 jobs

Sláinte Healthcare has announced 80 new jobs for the health sector.

The roles will be in software engineering, testing, business analysis, client administration, finance and marketing.

The new posts are in addition to 40 jobs already announced this year, and will be filled over the next 12 months.

The Dublin-based company is expanding as it develops its software programme Vitro, designed to help hospitals move from paper patient charts to electronic charts.

It currently employs more than 90 people in Ireland, the Middle East, Australia and the UK.