CAU Team Leader - Ophthalmology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time CAU Team Leader within the Ophthalmology Department. The post will be based at Maidstone but cross site work may be required.

You will be highly organised and adaptable and possess experience in administration and leading a team within an acute hospital. You will need to be able to demonstrate leadership skills as you will be a key point of contact for the Ophthalmology Team. The job will include working with consultants, nursing teams and operational managers. The ability to organise your day and work as part of a team are required.

Main duties of the job

A good knowledge of the 18 week pathway is necessary to fulfil this post with a good understanding of wider relationships between community providers for our service.

You should be self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties. You will need to be able to work unsupervised and be able to deliver to tight deadlines The applicant should be able to demonstrate an interest to learn new skills.

You will be responsible for managing the Team involving Booking Clerks & Medical Secretaries. This will involve cross covering when absences/sickness arise, and supporting the staff with booking both outpatient clinics and Theatre lists.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement