About The Facility

The Harley Street Clinic is one of the most prestigious and respected private hospitals in London, achieving an 'Outstanding' rating in our latest CQC inspection. We specialise in complex, cancer, cardiac and neuroscience care for both adults and children. With the most advanced medical equipment and one of the largest private critical care services in the country, it's no surprise we attract some of the finest specialist consultants from many of London's major teaching hospitals. We are collaborating with The Portland Hospital to provide some integrated services across our two sites.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, clinically credible and highly motivated critical care nurse manager to lead our established adult critical care team following the retirement of the current post holder, and develop a new service. The post holder will be responsible for providing professional leadership and have managerial responsibility for the clinical staff and service within the Critical Care Units at the Harley St Clinic and Portland Hospital, ensuring that patient focused care is delivered to the highest standard.

The Harley Street Clinic has a busy 9 bed adult critical care unit, providing complex care to cardiac, neurosurgery and oncology patients. We are developing a 4 bed critical care unit at The Portland Hospital to provide critical care to women undergoing complex surgery there. The post holder will be a key leader in the development of the new unit.

The post holder will also provide 'dotted line' professional leadership to nurses working in our cardiac catheter laboratories and theatres (if the managers of those services are not nurses), and participate in the overall effective running of The Harley Street Clinic.

Salary- Competitive

Working hours: Usually 37.5 Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm (some weekend working and flexibility may be required)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Continuing responsibility on a 24-hour basis for the effective management and progressive development of a high quality, and patient focused critical care service.
• Ensure the service responds to demand and facilitates access to maximize revenue and to achieve the departments and the units business plan
• Liaise with Consultant medical staff and other clinicians in the provision of the service.
• Manage and lead the sisters and other senior clinical team members; offering guidance and support on financial, operational and professional issues, ensuring consistency throughout the unit.
• Provide professional support and leadership to the senior nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory and theatres when the line manager of those services is not a nurse.
• Manage the departments cost effectively, planning staff deployment, monitoring workload and skill mix, and effective use of non-pay resources.
• Lead on clinical education, ensuring a good educational environment and teaching on a need by need basis through the Clinical Practice Facilitator.
• To actively lead and participate in all aspects of governance, ensuring a high level of unit performance in these areas.
• To play an active role in the response to any external accreditation requirements, and ensure that all staff comply with HCA policies and procedures.
• Deputise for The Harley Street Clinic Head of Clinical Services in their absence, and on occasion act as Duty Manager.

Skills & Experience

• Registered General Nurse - with recognised post graduate qualification in critical care nursing.
• Significant management experience within Critical Care
• Masters in Advanced Nursing (or equivalent education and experience)
• ALS provider
• Private patient experience desirable
• Budget management experience

About The Individual

You will have already established yourself as an effective critical care manager with the ability to maintain high standards of care, and to lead staff as an effective, high functioning team. You will have strong management experience with excellent communication skills, and the ability to work at an advanced level within the multidisciplinary team. You will clearly demonstrate a passion for critical care nursing, a flexible and responsive approach, and a can-do attitude when ensuring that the services are delivered to the highest possible standards within the resources available.