Spinal Clinical Nurse Specialist & Pathway Lead

Bupa UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Life insurance

Onsite gyms

Online discounts

Job summary

Bupa Cromwell Hospital (Kensington) and Canary Wharf health centre seek a Spinal Clinical Nurse Specialist & Pathway Lead. The role combines clinical leadership with service development to shape two-site spinal services.

You will lead complex patient journeys, provide expert education, and drive innovative pathways while collaborating with consultants and senior stakeholders to grow a premium spinal service.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN.
• Significant experience in spinal/orthopaedic or neurosurgical settings.
• Sedation training and experience supporting interventional procedures.

Responsibilities

• Act as specialist clinical lead for spinal conditions across assessment, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation pathways.
• Provide expert education and support to patients, families and MDTs.
• Coordinate complex patient journeys to ensure seamless care and excellent patient experience.
• Lead development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative spinal pathways and service initiatives.
• Drive quality improvement, governance and outcomes monitoring.

Skills

Spinal care expertise

Autonomous leadership

Education & training

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical governance

Job description

Spinal Clinical Nurse Specialist & Pathway Lead

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington (SW5 0TU) & Bupa Health Centre Canary Wharf (E14 5NT)

Permanent | Full-time | 37.5 hours per week

Competitive salary and excellent benefits

We make health happen

At Bupa, we're committed to delivering exceptional patient care and continuously improving the services we provide. We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Spinal Clinical Nurse Specialist & Pathway Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping and developing our spinal service across Cromwell Hospital and Canary Wharf.

This is a unique opportunity for a highly skilled nurse who thrives on both clinical excellence and service innovation. You'll act as the clinical expert and key worker for patients throughout their spinal care journey while leading the development of new pathways, enhancing patient experience and supporting the growth of a leading spinal service.

How you'll make health happen

As our Spinal Clinical Nurse Specialist & Pathway Lead, you'll be the driving force behind the coordination and continuous improvement of spinal services across two Bupa healthcare settings.

You will:

• Act as the specialist clinical lead for patients with spinal conditions across assessment, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation pathways.
• Provide expert advice, education and support to patients, families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate complex patient journeys, ensuring seamless care and an outstanding patient experience.
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative spinal pathways and new service initiatives.
• Drive quality improvement projects, governance activities and outcomes monitoring.
• Work closely with consultants and senior stakeholders to enhance services and support strategic growth plans.
• Deliver education and training programmes for colleagues across the organisation.
• Champion best practice in the management of complex spinal and neurological presentations.
• Support the development of evidence-based services through audit, innovation and service redesign.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with a current NMC PIN.
• Significant experience within spinal, orthopaedic, neurosurgical, pain management or musculoskeletal services.
• Sedation trained with experience supporting interventional procedures.
• Proven experience working autonomously in a senior clinical, CNS or pathway leadership role.
• Strong background in service development, pathway redesign and implementing new ways of working.
• Experience leading quality improvement, governance and patient outcome initiatives.
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders and building effective consultant relationships.
• Exceptional communication and patient engagement skills.
• Passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred care within a premium healthcare environment.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. 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.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 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

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

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.

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.