Surgical Escalation Lead | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Harrow, HA1 3UJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	2 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our Surgical Division as a Surgical Escalation Lead. The post holder will provide visible clinical leadership across surgical services, supporting patient flow, capacity management, and safe staffing while ensuring high standards of patient care are maintained at all times.

The Surgical Escalation Lead will work closely with ward managers, matrons, operational teams, site teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient pathways, manage escalation pressures, and support effective utilisation of beds and resources across the surgical directorate.

Coordinate patient flow and bed management to support timely admissions, transfers, and discharges.

Provide clinical leadership during periods of increased operational pressure.

Work collaboratively with Site Management, Discharge Teams, Bed Managers, and Clinical Leads.Support the delivery of Trust performance targets, including emergency flow and elective recovery.

Act as a role model, mentor, and support for nursing and multidisciplinary teams.

Contribute to service improvement initiatives and operational developments across Surgery.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

“We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).”

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

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