ROP Pathway Coordinator

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.

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.