Regional Clinical Lead

Optegra has an exciting new job opportunity for an experienced Clinical Lead to join our amazing and dedicated regional team. This role covers three hospitals across the region Manchester, Preston and Sheffield and requires regular travel between sites. This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking business and benefit from our fantastic fully funded training and development programs..

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in alignment with Optegra values, ensure a comprehensive level of care provision to all ophthalmic patients, their relatives, or carers, across clinical and non-clinical care pathways, with an emphasis on quality patient care across all hospitals within the region.

Provides clinical leadership to the hospital sites. Responsible for the management and activity of clinical services, theatre and outpatient departments in line with policies, practice standards, regulation and governance. The post holder will provide excellent care to all patients, and manage the patient flow through departments, to provide high-quality, cost-effective care that puts the patient first at all times.

Ensuring visible leadership is always maintained and day to day running of the theatres and outpatient departments are managed efficiently to ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of relevant pathways.

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Clinical Services

Oversee care delivery and co-ordinate activities of multi-disciplinary clinical teams to optimise patient outcomes with available resources whilst complying with regulatory and statutory requirements.

Participate in and undertake clinical activity as necessary to support the delivery of care at site

Liaise with multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures.

Effectively monitor and manage all resources in the theatre and wards, including workforce planning, efficiency of theatres lists etc.

Provide effective deployment of resources needed to sustain agreed activity.

Alongside the HOCS, where required develop and implement action plans as a result of clinical audit and reviews.

Empower staff to deliver high quality care through high professional standards at all times demonstrated by adherence to nationally recognised policies/procedures and NMC Code compliance and AfPP standards.

As part of the senior management team, contribute to the strategic direction and operational management of the hospital.

Continually examine opportunities for continuous clinical improvement and develop and maintain a culture of change in line with best practice.

Represent the department for nursing/clinical issues at management meetings.

People Management

Provide direction and highly visible professional leadership for all staff in the operating theatre and outpatient department including appraisals, rotas, development, retention, and recruitment.

Alongside the Hospital Manager, monitor staff attendance and turnover. Ensuring policy and procedure are always adhered to. Identifying contra‑indicators and developing strategies to address where required.

Ensure new employees are inducted to Optegra, the organisation and their department in a timely and professional manner.

Foster a culture of professionalism and development for all nursing, ODP and non‑clinical staff through induction, supervision, appraisal, mandatory training, CPD, etc.

Resolve any workplace conflict in a professional manner through the correct organisational processes.

Support both the Regional Head of Clinical Services and the Hospital Manager in planning and maintaining clinical departmental budget ensuring budgetary requirements are met.

Support the Hospital Manager to effectively manage efficiencies i.e. manage the departmental budget to control costs and monitor effective use of…