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Deputy Outpatient Clinical Manager, Newport-On-Tay
Client: St Joseph's Hospital
Location: Newport-On-Tay, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
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Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
Job Description:
Job Title: Deputy Outpatient Clinical Manager
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £46,800 per annum
Job Summary:
To support the Outpatient Clinical Manager by providing professional leadership, strong operational management, and clinical expertise to deliver a high-quality patient experience based on evidence-based practice. To ensure company policies and standard operating procedures are embraced and embedded across the department. To deputise for the manager as required and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide effective managerial and clinical leadership of departmental staff in conjunction with, or in the absence of, the Outpatient Manager.
* Take the operational lead for the ophthalmology service.
* Promote an open and safe culture for communication with colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team and proactively manage feedback from patients, relatives, and carers seeking to resolve concerns at a local level and escalating as appropriate.
* Be a role model contributing to the knowledge and clinical expertise of the team through supporting access to a robust induction programme for new starters, ongoing clinical supervision, implementing educational activities to support learning, mentorship, and a commitment to the appraisal process.
* In conjunction with the manager support the operational management of the outpatient department in relation to preparing day rotas and managing absence (holidays, sickness, and other types of leave) to ensure efficient utilisation of the workforce.
* Support the manager by demonstrating strong skills around communication (written and verbal) with an emphasis on ensuring legible, appropriate, and timely documentation is always available and current in relation to patients.
* Take a lead role in identifying, developing, and undertaking multi-disciplinary audits and ensuring outcomes are shared with colleagues, embracing a culture of learning lessons.
Person Specification
The following specification represents the range of skills, abilities, and experiences relevant to the position. Applicants are expected, at a minimum, to meet the attributes that have been identified as essential.
* In possession of or working towards a professional or management degree.
* Competence in the management of an outpatient service with an interest in ophthalmology.
* Demonstrate an interest in research, audit, and ensuring practice is evidence-based.
* Demonstrate an awareness of change management.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Evidence of Management/Leadership in previous roles.
The closing date for receipt of applications is the 23rd April 2025.
We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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