Service Manager - Ophthalmology

Job summary

The Ophthalmology Service Manager role will be part of the triumvirate leadership team alongside the clinical and nursing leads for the service.

The Ophthalmology service manager will:

• Provide operational support to the Divisional Management team within the ophthalmology service. Provide support for the divisional management team with the delivery of responsive and cost-effective services. This will be achieved by working closely with the divisional management team, Lead Clinician (s) and Lead nurse.
• Support the divisional management team and clinical teams to deliver operational performance against national targets such as RTT (referral to treatment) waiting times.
• Provide accurate and timely data, producing performance reports for the service with recommendations for improvement / achievement of targets.
• To identify and deliver areas for service improvement within the Ophthalmology Unit and lead on projects to improve patient throughput and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

The Ophthalmology service manager will:

• Provide operational support to the Divisional Management team within the ophthalmology service. Provide support for the divisional management team with the delivery of responsive and cost-effective services. This will be achieved by working closely with the divisional management team, Lead Clinician (s) and Lead nurse.
• Support the divisional management team and clinical teams to deliver operational performance against national targets such as RTT (referral to treatment) waiting times.
• Provide accurate and timely data, producing performance reports for the service with recommendations for improvement / achievement of targets.
• To identify and deliver areas for service improvement within the Ophthalmology Unit and lead on projects to improve patient throughput and patient experience.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk