Main area Neonates Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment until 1-Sep-2027) Hours 15 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-E-267192
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 – £56,515 p.a. pro rata – subject to agenda for change approval Salary period Yearly Closing 05/07/2026 23:59
Job overview
This is an exciting new post for the right candidate being advertised as fixed term / secondment role until 1-Sep-2027. You will provide specialist clinical support, coordination and service improvement for the Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) pathway within the tertiary neonatal centre. You will liaise and co-ordinate with other Neonatal Units and Ophthalmology teams within the EoE to ensure timely screening and treatment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate needs to possess excellent adaptable communication skills and have the ability to work both autonomously and within a team. They will support the coordination of the ROP treatment pathway including referral tracking, MDT preparation and follow-up arrangements for both inpatients and outpatients requiring ROP screening and or treatment. The successful candidate will drive service improvement and clinical audit to ensure a robust and sustainable service, providing assurance to both the trust and EoE ODN regarding the ROP service. The post holder will be required to engage relevant stakeholders and collaborate regionally and nationally to develop the service and be willing to develop themselves both personally and professionally within the service. They must have a willingness to develop their clinical skills regarding screening and be prepared to potentially undertake retinal image screening independently in the future after relevant training has been undertaken. They must have an in depth understanding of risk and governance and be able to articulate this to the wider team. The post holder will be required to support the workforce and proactively be engaged with teaching related topics to both pre and post registration students.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
- NMC Registered Adults & Paediatrics Nurse
- Evidence of relevant post-registration study or specialist training
- Degree or working towards Master’s level study
- Leadership, quality improvement or teaching qualification
Experience
- Significant post-registration clinical experience within neonatal or related services
- Experience contributing to coordination of clinical pathways or complex patient journeys
- Experience supporting audit, service improvement or governance activity
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in ROP screening or treatment pathways
- Experience undertaking retinal imaging or working with neonatal ophthalmic services
- Experience contributing to cross-organisational or network projects
- NHS experience
Knowledge
- Specialist knowledge of neonatal care and ROP treatment modalities
- Understanding of MDT pathways, governance frameworks and national ROP standards
- Knowledge of policy development and service evaluation methods
- Knowledge of neonatal ophthalmic imaging and digital systems
Skills
- Ability to analyse highly complex clinical and operational data
- Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Advanced organisational and project management skills
- Strong IT skills including data handling and audit systems
- Experience teaching multi‑professional groups
Additional Requirements
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Ability to move between clinical areas
- Flexibility to support urgent treatment events
- Self directed and resilient
- Able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
- Compassionate and collaborative
- Evidence of innovation in service development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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