Job summary
- 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
Employer heading
ROP Pathway Coordinator
Band 7
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.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 5 July 2026
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 13 July 2026
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
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Adults & Paediatrics Nurse
- Evidence of relevant post-registration study or specialist training
Desirable criteria
- Degree or working towards Master’s level study
- Leadership, quality improvement or teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of neonatal ophthalmic imaging and digital systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience teaching multi‑professional groups
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of innovation in service development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claudia Shipp
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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