Lead Clinical Nurse – Ophthalmology

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Division D ophthalmology for a senior nurse who is highly motivated to join the team as a senior leader. You must be an innovative and hardworking adult nurse with a broad range of skills and experiences. Interest in and experience of ophthalmology would be a great asset.

You will be accountable for Ophthalmology providing clinical leadership and operational management across all elements of the service including pre- assessment, day surgery, urgent eye, outpatients, and ongoing care in order to ensure a professional, safe and efficient service to patients and staff, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.

You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. We are seeking to appoint a compassionate and caring nurse who will be able to work closely with the Senior Team to deliver outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Innovative, Clinical, professional, and managerial leadership , providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive services with the needs of the patient at the center of care delivery.
• Work in partnership with the Operations Manager and the Divisional Senior Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of the department to meet agreed targets within the resources available.
• Be accountable for all clinical and non-clinical aspects of quality within the service.
• Maintain a visible presence where patients, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met.
• This includes working clinical shifts.
• Support the Head of Nurse nurse by leading and developing nurses and nursing practice.
• 50% Clinical (Combination of rostered & supernumery.)

clinical in this context is a visible, tangible presence in a clinical area having 1:1 contact with patients, relatives and /or staff)

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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This vacancy will close at midnight on 17 September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 1 October 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current and relevant NMC registration
• First level registered nurse
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Degree in health related subject
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Management training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of masters level study
• Recent attendance on leadership programme
• Ophthalmology experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience managing a ward / unit
• Broad senior clinical and managerial experience relevant to the post
• Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
• Demonstrable success in managing change
• Experience with the introduction of evidence based practice
• Project management

Desirable criteria

• Experience obtained in more than one clinical setting.
• Research experience
• Audit experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
• Good understanding of risk and clinical governance
• The NHS plan and delivering Making a Difference
• The importance of successful partnership working
• Lifelong learning, professional education and training
• Workforce planning, recruitment and retention

Desirable criteria

• Ability to operationalise strategies

Skills

Essential criteria

• Highly effective leadership skills and ability to motivate
• Excellent communications skills (interpersonal, negotiation, liaison, written and presentation skills)
• Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement 4 Budget management 5 Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion 6 Computer literate in basic programmes, i.e. word, PowerPoint and excel 7 Ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and work independently 8 Positive and effective team member and leader 9
• Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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