Lead Nurse for Clinical Site Management

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Nurse for Clinical Site Management to provide visible and compassionate leadership for Clinical Site Management and Hospital at Night services. The post holder will lead 24/7 site operations, oversee patient flow and bed utilisation, and ensure safe, efficient hospital functioning across the site.

Key duties include workforce management, escalation handling, and governance with a strong focus on patient safety, quality,

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with current PIN.
• Experience leading operational hospital teams.
• Strong comms and decision-making under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational management of patient flow, capacity and bed utilisation with safe admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Support urgent and emergency care performance via effective site coordination and proactive planning.
• Provide expert nursing and operational advice during periods of high demand, incidents and continuity events.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Operational management

Capacity management

Discharge coordination

Education

NMC registration

Job description

The Lead Nurse for Clinical Site Management provides visible, credible and compassionate leadership for the Clinical Site Management and Hospital at Night services. The post holder is responsible for the professional and operational leadership of the site management function, ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of hospital operations on a 24-hour basis. This includes oversight of patient flow, capacity management, discharge coordination, staffing escalation, operational pressures and site safety.

Please note interviews are proposed for 22nd October 2026.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

• Leading the operational management of patient flow, capacity and bed utilisation across the organisation, ensuring timely admissions, transfers and discharges while maintaining patient safety and experience.
• Supporting the delivery of urgent and emergency care performance standards through effective site coordination, escalation management and proactive operational planning.
• Providing expert nursing and operational advice during periods of increased demand, operational pressure, major incidents and business continuity events. [
• Leading workforce management processes including recruitment, appraisal, performance management, workforce planning, succession planning and professional development for Clinical Site Management and Hospital at Night staff.
• Promoting and delivering high standards of patient safety, quality assurance, risk management and clinical governance, ensuring lessons learned are embedded into practice.
• Working in partnership with senior clinical and operational leaders to deliver organisational objectives, improve patient outcomes and support hospital operational resilience.
• Acting as a professional role model and ambassador for nursing, upholding the standards of the NMC Code and promoting the Trust's values in all aspects of leadership and decision-making.
• Deputising for the Associate Director of Operations as required, representing the service at corporate meetings, operational forums and multidisciplinary groups.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation –

Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Bonniger Job title: Associate Director of Operations Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02476 966029