Head Of Nursing - Medicine, Emergency & Therapies

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in UK seeks an experienced Head of Nursing to lead the nursing teams across two major hospital sites. The role involves ensuring high-quality patient care, promoting a culture of accountability, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in nursing leadership, a strong focus on patient safety, and the ability to champion the delivery of exceptional care. This position offers an opportunity to make a substantial impact on services across Medicine, Emergency, and Therapies.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Promoting diversity in hiring

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior nurse with leadership responsibilities.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and champion patient experience.
• Strong understanding of CQC standards and clinical management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality services by competent nursing staff.
• Act as a clinical expert within the Division.
• Monitor clinical areas against CQC standards.
• Promote wellbeing and safety for patients and carers.

Skills

Inspirational leadership

Clinical expertise

Team collaboration

Patient safety promotion

Job description

Position Overview

Are you an inspiring nursing leader ready to make a significant impact across two of London North West's busiest and most diverse hospital sites? We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Head of Nursing to join our Medicine, Emergency and Therapies Division. Working closely with the Divisional Director of Nursing, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of safe, compassionate, and high-quality care across our acute and emergency services. As a key member of the divisional leadership team, you will provide visible professional leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight to our nursing teams across Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. You will drive continuous improvement, champion patient experience, and support our teams to deliver outstanding care that reflects the evolving needs of our patients and communities. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse with a passion for excellence, innovation, and workforce development. You will be instrumental in embedding a culture of empowerment, collaboration and accountability across a large and complex division, ensuring our services remain responsive, safe and forward‑looking. If you are ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference across Medicine, Emergency and Therapies, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure an effective, efficient, high-quality service is delivered by competent, motivated nursing staff.
• Demonstrate clinical credibility and act as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
• Hold line reports to account for improving standards and delivery of their objectives in their clinical areas.
• Monitor and assess clinical areas against CQC standards and key lines of enquiry, ensuring appropriate timely action if improvement is required.
• Act as a clinical expert within the Division.
• Promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.
• Ensure all posts working with vulnerable groups undergo an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff provide consent for ongoing checks throughout employment.

Leadership and Culture

You will embed a culture of empowerment, collaboration and accountability across a large and complex division, ensuring services remain responsive, safe and forward‑looking. You will lead with purpose and bring a passion for excellence, innovation and workforce development.

Flexible Working

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation. We encourage applicants to discuss options such as job share, part‑time or other flexible patterns that suit both the service and the candidate. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Equality and Diversity

As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we serve.

Additional Information

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at Northwick Park Hospital, St Mark's Hospital, Ealing Hospital and our planned Central Middlesex Hospital.