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Job overview

South Site Ophthalmology Service: Nurse Team Manager - Eye Clinic at Orpington Hospital

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse with strong leadership and management skills to join our team as Nurse Team Manager within the South Site Ophthalmology Service. The post will be based at the Eye Clinic, Orpington Hospital, with an expectation of cross-site working in collaboration with Queen Mary’s Eye Department, Sidcup.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse leader who is passionate about service improvement, staff development, and delivering high-quality patient care. While experience or an interest in ophthalmology is required, specialist ophthalmic skills will be developed within the role, supported by dedicated clinical time and training.

As Nurse Team Manager, you will provide professional and operational leadership to the nursing team, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred care. You will play a key role in workforce planning, service delivery, and quality improvement, while maintaining a clinical presence within the service.

This hybrid role combines management and leadership responsibilities with protected clinical sessions, allowing you to remain clinically engaged while driving service development.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide effective team leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care, with responsibility for managing team operations, workforce skill mix, and ongoing professional development.
• They will lead site-based service improvements and trust-wide transformation initiatives, while maintaining robust clinical governance through audits, quality reviews, and risk assessments.
• The role requires close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to support integrated care, as well as active contribution to service capacity and patient flow across high-demand areas.
• The post holder will also work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering enhanced specialist clinical practice in line with service needs.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Must be a Registered Nurse (RN1) and adhere to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives, and
• Be accountable for own clinical practice.
• Actively seek opportunities to maintain and enhance knowledge and professional competence.
• Act in accordance with the NMC Code and Scope of Professional Practice, maintaining accountability at all times.
• Apply clinical knowledge and expertise to make informed, evidence-based decisions as an autonomous practitioner.
• Request and interpret investigations to support clinical diagnosis where appropriate.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and case discussions to enhance clinical knowledge and service delivery.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate specialised care programmes for patients, families, and carers.
• Promote patient choice and involvement in care decisions, taking appropriate action to support shared decision-making.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive clinical records in accordance with NMC, Trust, and medico-legal standards and ensure these standards are upheld within the nursing team.
• Act as a patient advocate, upholding principles of confidentiality, privacy, and respect for cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Serve as a credible, approachable role model for junior staff and students, offering clinical guidance and support as needed.
• Provide current, evidence-based clinical advice to patients and healthcare professionals across organisational boundaries.
• Ensure patients and families receive appropriate verbal and written information regarding care plans and treatment.
• Promote the effective and efficient use of healthcare resources.

Competently operate specialised equipment relevant to the role, including:

Slit lamp

Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) Analyser

Biometry devices

Icare tonometer

Optos imaging systems

Optos OCT scans

Deliver enhanced services including:

Intravitreal injections (R&I and injection-only model clinics) Medical R

etina face-to-face consultations

Medical Retina virtual review sessions

Person specification

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Knowlege

Essential criteria

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• Experience of managing and leading a team
• Relevant post-registration experience or qualification
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate others
• Ability to impart complex or sensitive information to patients, families and staff
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Independent/Non-medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of implementing clinical or service change
• Experience of clinical decision-making and autonomous practice
• Experience of administering intravitreal injections (or prepared to train)

IMPORTANT

• Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you
• If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• 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.

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