Nurse Team Manager - Ophthalmology

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Band 7 Sister to lead Ophthalmology services in Rotherham. In this senior leadership role, you will ensure the delivery of safe, effective care and drive service improvements. Candidates should have extensive experience in outpatient management and hold an RNA NMC Registration. Join a dedicated team committed to exceptional patient care and make a lasting impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a band 6 within an appropriate speciality.
• Experience of taking charge of a department.
• Experience of leading and managing a team of nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, senior leadership and act as a role model for excellence in nursing practice.
• Lead service development and pathway redesign.
• Drive clinical governance, audit, and compliance activities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team motivation

Complex outpatient management

Clinical governance

Education

Degree and/or appropriate professional qualification

RNA NMC Registration

Assessing and mentoring course

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your career, leading specialist Ophthalmology services with vision and impact? We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse to join our dedicated Ophthalmology Outpatient team at Rotherham Foundation Trust in a senior leadership role.

This post will be primarily based at the Rotherham Community Health Centre, with an expectation to work cross site within the Rotherham Foundation Trust, ensuring service delivery, continuity of care, and professional development.

As Band 7 Sister, you will play a pivotal role in leading and co-ordinating outpatient Ophthalmology services, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care for patients across a wide range of eye conditions, including emergency eye care and paediatrics.

We pride ourselves on delivering safe, efficient, and person centred care, and we are looking for someone who can combine advanced clinical expertise with strategic leadership to inspire colleagues and drive service improvement.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Provide visible, senior leadership and act as a role model for excellence in nursing practice.

Lead service development and pathway redesign, working collaboratively with consultants, nurses, and administrative colleagues to improve patient outcomes.

Drive clinical governance, audit, and compliance activities, ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality.

Support and empower staff through supervision, appraisals, and education, fostering a culture of innovation, teamwork, and continuous professional development.

Work closely with the Matron, Leadership Team, and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to shape ophthalmology services and deliver person centred care.

We are seeking a nurse who is:

• Passionate about advancing Ophthalmology care and delivering high quality, patient centred services.
• Skilled in strategic leadership, service redesign, and motivating teams to achieve excellence.
• Confident in managing complex outpatient environments and making autonomous clinical decisions.
• Committed to innovation, continuous learning, and embedding best practice across ophthalmology pathways.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, forward thinking team, take on senior leadership responsibilities, and make a lasting difference to patient care in Ophthalmology outpatients.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specificationfor the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RNA NMC Registration
• Degree and / or an appropriate professional qualification
• Assessing and mentoring course

Experience

• Extensive experience as a band 6 within an appropriate speciality.
• Experience of taking charge of a department.
• Experience of leading and managing a team of nurses.
• Previous experience of research and audit.
• Previous experience of change management and problem solving.
• Experience of handling clinical incidents and
• complaints.

Knowledge

• Extensive speciality knowledge relevant to
• the department
• Understanding of professional and current issues in Ophthalmology and outpatient nursing.
• Understanding of audit and research
• Methodologies
• Understanding of resource management,
• health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
• Handling clinical incidents and complaints
• Awareness of equality and diversity
• Clinical Governance
• Good knowledge of
• computers
• Experience of co-ordinating multiple complex projects
• Expertise in project management, creation of project proposals and business case development.

NMC Registration/PIN

• please enter NMC Pin

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPro rata, per annum