Escalation Lead Nurse Ealing Hospital Cross Division (Winter)


Company:	London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 Inclusive of HCAS pro rata per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southall, UB1 3HW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Nov 2026
Closing date:	5 Dec 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join Ealing Hospital for the winter months to support with flow of patients and expedite discharges. This post will be cross divisional, working with both Medicine, Emergency and Therapy (MET) and Surgery and St Marks (SSTM) wards at Ealing Hospital. The post holder will provide visible leadership in relation to safe and timely discharge and flow of patients through the medical wards. The post holder will be supporting patient flow, capacity management, and reducing corridor care by expediting and facilitating patient discharge while ensuring quality patient care and dignity is maintained.

The Escalation Lead Nurse 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 Ealing Site.

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

Provide clinical leadership in relation to patient discharge during periods of increased operational pressure.

Work collaboratively with Site Management, Discharge Teams, Matrons, and Clinical Leads. Support the delivery of Trust performance targets, including emergency flow and reducing length of stay on both medical and surgical wards.

Act as a role model, mentor, and support for discharge practitioners and ward nurses.

Contribute to service improvement initiatives and operational developments across the division.

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 Wednesday 18 Nov 2026

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