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:
• Well Led – Leadership, governance, and promoting learning and innovation
• Responsive – Services are well organised to meet the needs of patients
• Safe – Protecting staff and patients from abuse and avoidable harm
• Effective – Care, treatment and support achieves great patient outcomes
• 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
Essential criteria
1. Works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist
2. Experience of leadership and management
3. Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
4. Track record of innovation or transformation
5. Interest in managing and developing staff
6. A record of partnership working
Desirable criteria
7. Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
8. Track record of addressing poor performance
9. Experience of working across specialties or sites
10. Management of governance projects
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Demonstrable leadership skills
12. Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
13. Ability to define and implement policy development at departmental level
14. Communication skills, verbal and written
15. Interpersonal skills, able to influence and motivate
16. Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
17. Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies with a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
18. An understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
19. An understanding of the specific issues in East London
20. A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning and knowledge of the Trust priorities
Qualifications
Essential criteria
21. Evidence of continuing professional development
22. Full GMC specialist registration as an Ophthalmologist.
Desirable criteria
23. Management qualification
24. Postgraduate qualification
25. Interest or experience in quality improvement methodologies
Other – Attitudes and Values
Essential criteria
26. Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust
27. Acts as a role model for senior as well as more junior colleagues
28. Team player, able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem solving and decision making
29. Motivated for the role
30. Provides a role model for clinical leaders