Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader - Corneal Service

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader

Department: Corneal Service, Ophthalmology

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing nursing team in Corneal service within Ophthalmology.
• Manage Crosslinking Service, supporting the staff and assisting in the treatments.
• Perform Corneal Fluorescein Angiography/IV infusions.
• Develop the Nurse-led Service.
• Act as a mentor for junior staff, student nurses, and apprenticeships.
• Manage the smooth running of the clinics.
• Contribute to Research, Audit, and Practice Development.
• Manage sickness, recruitment, appraisals, and mandatory training of nursing team.
• Support junior Doctors, student nurses, and imaging staff.
• Ensure smooth running of clinics, Crosslinking service, Eximer Laser, and nurse-led clinics.

About Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Facilities:

• Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.
• Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic, and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.
• Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single-site maternity hospital each year.
• The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Role Overview:
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-Professional team, patients, and carers within the Corneal Service. The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team (General Manager, Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager, etc.). They will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered.

The post holder will be expected to provide first-line management and lead a team of specialist nurses (Sisters). This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, including clinical practice leadership, acting as the patient advocate, and through audit and education.

The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering "highly specialist service advice". This will include setting standards of care, assessing care needs, and developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care.

The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality.