Clinical Lead – Adult Ophthalmology

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Clinical Lead in Adult Ophthalmology to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the Ophthalmology Department, focusing on delivering high-quality, safe, and effective services. The successful candidate will manage clinical staff, oversee governance processes, and drive service improvements while collaborating with senior colleagues. If you are passionate about patient care and eager to make a significant impact in a leading healthcare organization, this position is perfect for you. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional care and support to patients in East London and beyond.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Consultant Ophthalmologist with leadership and management skills.
• Track record of innovation and clinical governance to ensure patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Adult Ophthalmology department, ensuring high-quality and safe services.
• Accountable for the performance of the service and improving patient experience.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage competing demands

Change management

Education

Full GMC specialist registration as an Ophthalmologist

Evidence of continuing professional development

Job description

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Clinical Lead – Adult Ophthalmology, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

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Job overview

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic individuals to become the Clinical Lead for Adult Ophthalmology at The Royal London Hospital. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a challenging opportunity to develop their existing skills, and to provide a first-class service to patients. The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day clinical running of the Ophthalmology Department within the Dental, OMFS and Ophthalmology Directorate. The role is very busy and will include outpatient management, management of 18-week RTT performance, line management of Ophthalmology clinical staff, leading clinical governance processes within the Ophthalmology department, delivery of service improvements and planning with operational and nursing colleagues and working closely with senior colleagues and clinicians to deliver exemplary care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Lead will provide leadership and direction to the Adult Ophthalmology department; with a particular focus on providing high quality, safe, well-governed, productive and cost-effective services which support the trust in delivering its strategic objectives.
In conjunction with the directorate leadership team the Clinical Lead will lead their department(s) in delivering the priorities, goals and objectives agreed with the Clinical Director across the following domains:

1. Well Led – Leadership, governance, and promoting learning and innovation
2. Responsive – Services are well organised to meet the needs of patients
3. Safe – Protecting staff and patients from abuse and avoidable harm
4. Effective – Care, treatment and support achieves great patient outcomes
5. Caring – Patients are treated with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect

The post holder will be jointly accountable for the overall performance of the service for the site in delivering national and local health care priorities, ensuring clinical quality, patient safety, and improving patient experience.
The Adult Ophthalmology Clinical Lead will work in a team comprising of a Service Manager, Service Delivery Manager, and nursing lead and will work closely with the Clinical Director, General Manager and Senior Nurse for the Directorate.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Experience

• Works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist
• Experience of leadership and management
• Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
• Track record of innovation or transformation
• Interest in managing and developing staff
• A record of partnership working
• Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
• Track record of addressing poor performance
• Experience of working across specialties or sites
• Management of governance projects

Skills

• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
• Ability to define and implement policy development at departmental level
• Communication skills, verbal and written
• Interpersonal skills, able to influence and motivate
• Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies with a multidisciplinary team.

Knowledge

• An understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
• An understanding of the specific issues in East London
• A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning and knowledge of the Trust priorities

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Full GMC specialist registration as an Ophthalmologist.
• Interest or experience in quality improvement methodologies

Other – Attitudes and Values

• Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust
• Acts as a role model for senior as well as more junior colleagues
• Team player, able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem solving and decision making
• Motivated for the role
• Provides a role model for clinical leaders