Clinical Lead Adult Ophthalmology Barts Health NHS Trust

Seprinsa; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Lead for Adult Ophthalmology to guide a dynamic team at a prestigious NHS trust. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of ophthalmic services, ensuring high-quality, safe, and compassionate care for patients. You will oversee outpatient management, lead clinical governance processes, and collaborate with a dedicated team to drive service improvements. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and innovation in healthcare, where your leadership will make a tangible impact on patient outcomes and departmental performance. If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care and fostering a culture of learning, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clinical leadership within an ophthalmology setting.
• Strong background in managing clinical governance and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Ophthalmology Department's clinical operations and governance.
• Ensure high-quality patient care and service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Outpatient Management

Service Improvement

Team Management

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Ophthalmology

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Thursday 1 May 2025.