Senior Staff Nurse

Hca Healthcare Uk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Cycle to Work

Staff discounts

Job summary

The Portland Hospital, part of HCA UK, is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to lead and coordinate care in the Women's Health and Gynaecology unit. You'll oversee shift operations, mentor junior staff, and ensure high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers opportunities to work with leading Consultants, structured training, and a supportive, award-winning team recognised for compassionate care.

Qualifications

• RGN qualification with current NMC registration.
• Experience in women's health or gynaecology settings.
• Ability to support patients and families during emotionally complex situations, including loss.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to run a ward.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate patient care on shift.
• Manage daily ward operations and ensure safe patient flow.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams across the unit.
• Support staff development and contribute to service improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Ward management

Emotional resilience

Patient advocacy

Education

NMC registered RGN

Job description

Role: Senior Staff Nurse – Women's Health / Surgical /Gynaecology
Location: The Portland Hospital
Hours: Full time, Permanent – 37.5 hours per week
Shift pattern: 11.5 hour shifts between 07:45-20:15 and 20:15-07:45, across 3 or 4 day week rotas (including weekends and nights)
Salary: Competitive plus Shift Enhancement

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our Women's Health and Gynaecology team at The Portland Hospital.

The Portland Hospital is a highly specialised centre known for providing exceptional care across women's health, surgery, and early pregnancy services. This fast‑paced unit supports both inpatients and outpatients, caring for up to 16 patients a day across 11 rooms. The ward delivers compassionate care to patients and families, including those experiencing complex and sensitive pregnancy-related conditions, making it a unique and rewarding clinical environment.

As a Senior Staff Nurse in this specialist unit, you’ll be part of a highly skilled and supportive team delivering expert care across surgical and women's health pathways .

Working in a dynamic and emotionally sensitive environment, you will play a key leadership role on shift. You’ll coordinate patient care, manage daily ward operations, and ensure seamless communication across multidisciplinary teams. You will join a highly supportive and compassionate team recognised through multiple DAISY Award nominations for excellence in patient care.

This role offers the opportunity to develop expertise in gynaecology and early pregnancy care while working closely with leading Consultants. With structured training both on the ward and in outpatient settings, alongside access to development programmes and external partnerships such as King's College and the Florence Nightingale Foundation, this is an excellent opportunity for a nurse looking to specialise and progress their career.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll bring

• RGN qualification with current NMC registration
• Experience working within women's health or gynaecology settings
• Demonstrated ability to support patients and families during emotionally complex situations, including loss
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to take responsibility for running a ward
• Excellent communication and organisational skills in a fast‑paced clinical environment

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our colleagues, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Nurse – Women's Health & Gynaecology you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual : We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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