Clinical Lead

3 days ago


Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Clinical Lead to join our Ophthalmology team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for providing high-quality specialist ophthalmic nursing care to patients, delivering evidence-based, individualised patient care according to patients changing health care needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide specialist ophthalmic nursing care to patients by delivering evidence-based, individualised patient care according to patients changing health care needs
  • Directly deliver, coordinate and supervise patient care, ensuring that the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care is of high standard, encompassing the Trust vision of best care for everyone
  • Deliver, demonstrate and supervise safe and appropriate care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using highly specialised equipment and resources
  • Manage triage telephone referrals from GPs, Emergency Department, Minor Injury Units, optometrists and self-referring patients
  • Use communication skills in all aspects of patient assessment, care and support
  • Maintain visibility within the clinical area, role modelling high standards of care, evidence-based practice and effective leadership
  • Actively participate as a key member of the multidisciplinary workforce
  • Work collaboratively and cohesively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients and their families and provide high standards of care
  • Take a key role and support the implementation of any clinical initiative
  • Work continuously to promote and support clinical training, education and development of other staff
  • Provide links between patients and other support networks through referrals
About Us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive.

What We Offer

We offer the opportunity to work at a trust that is on a truly exciting journey to outstanding and to make a real difference to the lives of our patients, their families and the wider community. We are also committed to training and developing you to be the best you can be and offer you a rewarding career, whatever your role.

Person Specification

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Clinical Lead who has:

  • Active registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse
  • Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation

Desirable qualifications include:

  • Evidence of non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards
  • Evidence of postgraduate Ophthalmic Qualification
  • Management/leadership qualification or equivalent level of skill gained through experience
  • MSC modules or willingness to work towards
  • Completion of Silver Quality Improvement

We are looking for someone with experience of working in Ophthalmology and building effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team and other key stakeholders. Desirable experience includes undertaking audit/research.

How to Apply

If you are a motivated and experienced Clinical Lead looking for a new challenge, please apply now. We look forward to hearing from you.


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