Nurse Manager with Enhanced Clinical Practice

King's College Hospital; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse Manager to lead the nursing team at Orpington Hospital Eye Clinic. This role combines clinical care with managerial responsibilities, overseeing workforce development and service improvement initiatives. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and clinical expertise in ophthalmic care. Join a dynamic team committed to providing outstanding patient care while contributing to innovative healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• Experienced in ophthalmic care and team leadership.
• Proactive and clinically skilled with a passion for patient-centred innovation.
• Ability to support junior staff and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the nursing team at the Orpington Hospital Eye Clinic.
• Oversee workforce skillset and professional development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and deliver enhanced specialty practice.

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse with a passion for ophthalmic care? We are seeking a proactive and clinically skilled Nurse Manager to lead and support the nursing team at Orpington Hospital Eye Clinic, with dedicated time allocated to deliver clinical sessions. In this hybrid leadership and advanced practice role, you will combine expert clinical care with oversight of service delivery, workforce development, and patient-centred innovation. You will lead by example, support junior staff, and actively contribute to MDT planning and service improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership to ensure effective, safe and quality care.
• Team managerial responsibilities, overseeing workforce skillset and professional development.
• Lead site service or trust initiated transformation.
• Clinical governance, audits, and risk assessments.
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting capacity and flow across high-demand services.
• Autonomous practitioner to deliver enhanced speciality practice.

About the Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK\'s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King\'s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King\'s to another level. We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

Policy and Sustainability

King\'s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone\'s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust\'s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Additional Information

• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust\'s criminal records checking policy.
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Additional resources: King\'s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications; King\'s Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website; King\'s College Hospital is part of King\'s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a collaboration between King\'s College London, and Guy\'s and St Thomas\' NHS Foundation Trusts.