Senior Nurse

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Imperial College Healthcare is a leading NHS Trust, which provides high-quality, compassionate care across a diverse range of services. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Intensive Care Deputy Lead Nurse to join our Critical Care Service, which operates across three sites within the Organisation. Our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides a high standard of care to critically ill patients and offers a challenging yet rewarding environment for those who thrive in fast-paced, complex clinical settings.

As the Deputy Lead Nurse within our Intensive Care Service, you will work closely with the Lead Nurse to provide leadership and management across our three ICU sites. This key role offers the opportunity to influence and enhance the delivery of critical care, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and staff development.

You will be responsible for supporting the Lead Nurse in managing the day-to-day operations of the ICU service, maintaining clinical standards, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures, and driving improvements in quality of care. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, oversee staff training and development, and play a key role in clinical governance and service improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Lead Nurse in the operational management of the ICU service across three hospital sites.
• Lead, manage, and support nursing staff, ensuring high-quality care is delivered in accordance with clinical guidelines and best practices.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice to staff, ensuring patient care is safe, compassionate, and person-centred.
• Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and the NHS Framework.
• Lead and contribute to the ongoing development of nursing staff, including mentorship, training, and performance reviews.

Working for our organisation

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 include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Masters level qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Improving projects
• Leading and developing a
• Quality assurance
• Trust wide initiatives/ committee membership

Desirable criteria

• Project Management

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Experience of quality, standard setting and audit
• Ability to manage change & deal with complex and difficult situations
• IT Skills
• Appraisal skills
• Budget and people management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of quality, standard setting and audit

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 572.3KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)