Clinical Unit Manager

Bupa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Viva wellbeing programme

Flexible working arrangements

Professional registration fees paid

25 days holiday per year or more

Bupa health insurance

Job summary

Bupa Canary Wharf is seeking a Clinical Unit Manager to lead nursing and clinical services in a state‑of‑the‑art Diagnostics & Dental Centre. You will design care pathways, ensure safe staffing, governance, and drive service improvement across pathways.

You will oversee operational delivery, budgets, and recruitment for a highly engaged nursing team, collaborating with consultants to optimise patient care and experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with live NMC registration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional education.
• Teaching/assessing qualification.
• Management qualification or working towards one.
• Significant experience in a senior nursing role within Outpatient/Diagnostic settings.
• Experience leading new service implementation and managing clinical audits.
• Strong knowledge of NMC Codes, governance, and resource management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and financial awareness.
• Diploma in Management Studies or equivalent.
• Safe sedation training.
• Experience in radiology nursing, theatres/anaesthetics, or research and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of care pathways and clinical service delivery models.
• Ensure safe staffing levels and skill mix, maintaining competence across nursing teams.
• Drive quality assurance programmes and manage clinical audits to improve patient care.
• Provide strong, visible leadership and act as a role model for inclusive culture and clinical excellence.
• Oversee operational delivery, resource utilisation, and financial management within budgetary expectations.
• Manage complaints, incidents, and embed learning to continuously improve care standards.
• Support recruitment, retention, and development of a highly engaged nursing team.
• Collaborate with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient pathways and experience.
• Deputise for the Centre General Manager as required.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Clinical audits

NMC Codes

Resource management

Communication

Financial awareness

Patient care

Teaching/assessing

Service design

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Teaching/assessing qualification

Management qualification

Job description

Clinical Unit Manager Bupa Canary Wharf

50 Bank Street, E14 5NT

Permanent, Full time (37.5 hours) Mon-Fri with occasional Saturday work (1 or 2 Saturdays a month)

Salary: Competitive

We make health happen This is an exciting opportunity to lead nursing and clinical services in a purpose-built Specialist Diagnostics & Dental Centre. Featuring state-of-the-art facilities including MRI, CT, X-ray, and mammography, the centre delivers a wide range of outpatient, diagnostic and day case procedure services across multiple specialities.

As Clinical Unit Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in establishing and embedding clinical services, creating pathways and processes that deliver outstanding patient care and experience. You’ll be a visible leader, driving clinical excellence, governance, and innovation while supporting the seamless transition of patients across care pathways within Bupa’s London network.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of care pathways and clinical service delivery models.
• Ensure safe staffing levels and skill mix, maintaining competence across nursing teams.
• Drive quality assurance programmes and manage clinical audits to improve patient care.
• Provide strong, visible leadership and act as a role model for inclusive culture and clinical excellence.
• Oversee operational delivery, resource utilisation, and financial management within budgetary expectations.
• Manage complaints, incidents, and embed learning to continuously improve care standards.
• Support recruitment, retention, and development of a highly engaged nursing team.
• Collaborate with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient pathways and experience.
• Deputise for the Centre General Manager as required.

Key Skills / Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with live NMC registration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional education.
• Teaching/assessing qualification.
• Management qualification or working towards one.
• Significant experience in a senior nursing role within Outpatient/Diagnostic settings.
• Experience leading new service implementation and managing clinical audits.
• Strong knowledge of NMC Codes, governance, and resource management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and financial awareness.

Desirable:

• Diploma in Management Studies or equivalent.
• Safe sedation training.
• Experience in radiology nursing, theatres/anaesthetics, or research and development.

Benefits

• Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing.
• We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
• Payment of professional registration fees.
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Time Type:

• Full time

Job Area:

• Nursing & Theatres

Locations:

• Canary Wharf

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.