Enhanced Recovery colorectal and upper GI Nurse Specialist | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an Enhanced Recovery Nurse to lead peri‑operative care for Upper GI patients. In this senior clinical role, you will collaborate with surgical teams to enhance recovery and improve patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will have surgical experience and a commitment to education and innovation in nursing practice. This opportunity offers career development, flexible working, and recognition schemes within a vibrant team environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership for leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Senior nurse with surgical experience.
• Experience in leading clinical change and team education.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enhanced recovery programme for Upper GI patients.
• Provide specialist advice and education to clinical teams.
• Audit outcomes and contribute to service development.
• Foster communication across clinical teams for improved patient experience.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Patient communication

Education

Registered Nurse

Surgical experience

Job description

Enhanced Recovery Nurse – Upper GI Surgery (Band 7)

We are recruiting an Enhanced Recovery Nurse to lead and develop peri‑operative care for Upper GI patients at Hammersmith Hospital. This is a senior clinical role working with surgical teams, anaesthetics and the wider multidisciplinary team to support safe recovery, improve outcomes and guide pathway improvements.

You will shape the service, provide specialist clinical input, support education across teams and work closely with patients and families. This post suits a senior nurse with surgical experience who enjoys leading change and working across teams.

For an informal discussion, contact: Tim Leave, Matron – [e-mail]

Mr Krishna Moorthy, Consultant Surgeon – [e-mail]

Responsibilities

• You will lead the safe and efficient delivery of the enhanced recovery programme for Upper GI patients, using advanced clinical skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• You will provide specialist advice to ward teams, junior nurses and medical staff, support early discharge planning, coordinate MDT input and deliver education across the peri‑operative pathway.
• The role involves auditing outcomes, contributing to service development, supporting compliance with GIRFT and ERAS standards, and maintaining accurate data for monitoring.
• You will work autonomously, support innovation, lead training, and foster strong communication across clinical teams to improve patient experience and operational flow.

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

• Career development
• Flexible working and wellbeing
• Staff recognition scheme
• Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities

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.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025