Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Lead Nurse - Acute & Specialist Medicine
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We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and highly experienced senior nurse to join Acute & Specialist Medicine as Lead Nurse for Acute Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital.
This is a pivotal leadership role within the Directorate Management Team.
About the Role
The post holder will provide strategic, professional, clinical and operational nursing leadership across a broad and complex portfolio, while working closely with Emergency Department colleagues to strengthen urgent and emergency care pathways.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive nursing leadership across Acute Medicine.
- Contribute to directorate, divisional and Trust strategy, translating priorities into clear and measurable delivery plans.
- Lead service redesign and transformation, ensuring clinical quality, workforce sustainability and operational performance remain aligned.
- Provide professional advice and assurance to senior leaders on nursing, quality, safety and patient experience.
- Lead the quality, safety and governance agenda across the portfolio.
- Ensure effective systems are in place to review incidents, complaints, patient feedback, audits and quality indicators, with clear learning and action.
- Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, innovation, openness and accountability.
- Maintain strong oversight of regulatory standards, professional practice and compliance with Trust policies.
- Champion co-production and ensure the patient and carer voice informs service improvement.
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Collaboration
The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Lead Nurse for Specialist Medicine, Clinical Director, General Manager, Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and wider multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality and compassionate care, improve patient flow and experience and drive sustainable service improvement.
Benefits
We would welcome applications from experienced senior nurses who are ready to provide visible leadership, work collaboratively across urgent and emergency care, and lead the next phase of Acute Medicine development.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
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We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental Sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Faz Ghooloo
- Job Title: Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email Address: faz.ghooloo@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 020 331 27995
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