Clinical Lead Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - Newham
£55,524 - £62,652 per annum Inc HCAs
ContractFull time
Clinical Lead Practitioner We have a secondment opportunity for a Clinical Lead Practitioner. The service mission is to provide a high-quality service for people with severe and enduring mental health needs by working in active partnership with service users, carers and with local voluntary and community groups, in addition to statutory services within the Primary Care Network (PCN) Structure in Newham. The 10 Newham PCNs are grouped in 5 Mental Health PCNs, with 5 aligned CIMH Teams, managed by a North and South sector manager. CIMHS is an emergent service, integrating a range of existing offers, including ELFT’s Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) and Assessment and Brief Treatment (ABT), with new provision funded via NHSE early implementer resource, including significant 3rd Sector provision, Peer Support and existing Social Care provision. The post holder will work as an autonomous and accountable practitioner within an integrated team. - To provide clinical and management supervision for band 6 and other staff as agreed - To provide a consistently high standard of mental health care to people in Newham; to assess patients based on sound theory, principles and practice within a nursing context in line with the CIMHS operational guidelines. - To liaise with other care providers in Newham in order to facilitate a comprehensive service for individual service users. - To promote and maintain a specific focus and interest in the care of people with mental health needs. - To liaise and work closely with the team’s attached ward in order to promote a seamless service between services. In addition to the above, they are expected work in conjunction with their band 6 Clinicians. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Kindly consult the job description and person specification that are attached to the vacancy profile associated with this position. This advert closes on Sunday 20 Sep 2026
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Lead Upper & Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
st georges nhs trust - Tooting
£66,274 - £73,496 pa Inclusive of HCAS
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an experienced and compassionate GI Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert, patient-centred care within our gastrointestinal cancer service. This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading clinical role, supporting patients with complex needs across their pathway while promoting personalised care, equity of access, and excellent patient experience. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, providing advanced clinical assessment, decision-making, and care coordination. They will also contribute to service development, education, and quality improvement, ensuring high standards of care are maintained. You will play a key role in shaping a responsive, inclusive service that meets the needs of a diverse patient population, while supporting colleagues and influencing best practice. • Provide advanced clinical assessment, decision-making, and care for patients with GI conditions across the pathway • Act as a key worker, coordinating care and supporting patients and carers with personalised, holistic support • Work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, safe, and effective care • Lead on delivering a compassionate, inclusive service that promotes excellent patient experience and equitable access • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and achievement of cancer performance targets • Support and develop the CNS team through clinical leadership and education • Deliver patient and staff education to improve understanding, self-management, and care outcomes • Ensure effective communication with patients, families, and professionals, including those with complex or additional needs St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process. The GI Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide expert clinical care and leadership for patients with gastrointestinal conditions, ensuring care is safe, effective, and tailored to individual needs. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, coordinating care across the patient pathway and acting as a key worker and advocate for patients and their families. Clinical Responsibilities • Deliver advanced clinical assessment, decision-making, and management of patients with complex GI conditions • Manage a defined caseload, providing continuity and coordination of care across inpatient and outpatient settings • Act as a key worker, supporting patients from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up • Provide specialist advice, symptom management, and psychosocial support to patients and carers • Promote shared decision-making and personalised care planning Leadership and Service Delivery • Provide clinical leadership to the CNS team, supporting high standards of practice and patient care • Contribute to the development of a responsive and inclusive service that meets the needs of a diverse population • Support delivery of cancer pathway targets and service performance standards • Act as a visible and accessible clinical expert within the service Multidisciplinary Working • Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing staff, AHPs, and wider teams to ensure coordinated care • Actively contribute to MDT meetings, representing patient views and supporting care planning • Liaise with community and external services to support seamless transitions of care Service Development and Quality Improvement • Participate in service improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience, access, and outcomes • Support audit, data collection, and evaluation to inform service development • Contribute to reducing health inequalities and improving access to care Education and Training • Provide education and support to patients and carers to promote understanding and self-management • Support the development of staff through teaching, mentorship, and sharing of best practice • Contribute to developing patient information that is accessible and inclusive Communication • Communicate complex and sensitive information with empathy, clarity, and professionalism • Adapt communication to meet the needs of individuals, including those with additional or diverse needs • Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation Professional Responsibilities • Maintain NMC registration and practice in line with professional and organisational standards • Participate in continuing professional development and maintain advanced clinical competence • Act in accordance with Trust values, promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of care This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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District Nurse Team Lead | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Borough of Greenwich
£55,524 - £62,652 pa inc
PermanentFull time
***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post*** This role combines management responsibility for the Greenwich Greenwich District Nursing Service. The post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with the responsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload. Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidence based nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes and clinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team you will have a role placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care. The post holder will be able to work autonomously, understanding high level assessment to make a diagnosis, initiate medical and/or nursing treatments, prescribe medications, refer appropriately and lead the co-ordination of care with partner agencies and key stake holders. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training of patients, relatives, carers, students and other health care professionals. You will be committed to the development of the team through effective leadership and be given the opportunity to develop your own clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based care and an active personal development plan. You must possess excellent communication, assessment and care planning skills and have an excellent knowledge of clinical standards. At least a year of experience of managing a District Nurse team caseload is essential to the role. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care Management responsibilities: • To perform delegated line management duties and support the Modern Matron, taking over responsibilities for the running of the service in his/her absence. • To support the Modern Matron in delivering the service objectives and in performance managing the service. • To contribute to the collection, monitoring and reporting on clinical statistics. • To provide team leadership and to take responsibility for the co-ordination, supervision, teaching and appraisal of other staff services as appropriate. • To provide effective line management to the team to ensure that all nursing and staff within the team are appropriately managed, and that associated resources are controlled and utilised effectively, demonstrating value for money and high-quality patient care. • To provide support and guidance to the CNS with the management of Bank and Agency nursing staff with the overall aim to reduce the reliance on temporary staff. • To carry out staff management responsibilities for directly line managed staff in line with appropriate policy & procedure and the “Managing People” guidelines, including recruitment, appraisal, and any necessary performance management measures, and to provide support to the CNS in carrying out their responsibilities in this respect. Specifically, the post holder will ensure that: • All staff have a yearly PDR (including a 6-monthly review) and that all staff have a regular one to one meeting with their line manager. • All clinical staff have been supported to undergo and successfully complete their clinical competency framework relevant to their professional role, including any relevant specialist competencies identified through PDR or service development • To ensure there are robust systems in place for managing and reducing sickness and other forms of absence and performance/conduct problems. • To ensure that all staff maintain statutory and mandatory training. • To ensure that all staff have: up to date DBS and NMC professional registration and to work within the NMC code of conduct and an up-to-date work permit (where appropriate). Leadership: • To work closely with and support Senior Management Team within the Service to ensure optimal utilisation of the Community Teams resources. Crucial components of this are robust monitoring of patient dependency, duration on caseload and ensuring appropriate planning and proactive audit measures are in place to monitor performance. • In support of the Greenwich DN Matron, to provide professional and specialist clinical leadership to LTC Sub-Directorate, ensuring that all Nursing staff within own Team are clinically and professionally developed. • To act as a sign-off mentor as per NMC requirements. • To act as a role model for others, exhibiting high standards of professional behaviour at all times. • To lead within the team on the implementation of the Chief Nurses Strategy for Nursing and imbedding the 6Cs within the LTC Sub-Directorate. • Ensure that the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Core Values are embedded within the allocated teams. Clinical: • To use advanced clinical practice and assessment skills and expert knowledge to undertake comprehensive assessments of the physical and psycho-social needs of patients and to undertake clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. • To analyse and interpret highly complex information gained during clinical assessment to make a differential diagnosis of an individual’s problem or illness and decide on an appropriate course of action or treatment. • To instigate therapeutic treatments/ interventions consistent with the best available evidence, applying knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes. • To provide expert clinical care for patients with a range of complex needs and formulate appropriate treatment and care plans. • To recognise and manage early symptoms of disease exacerbation and acute illness based on an understanding of disease, disease process, and current evidence and practice standards. • To work with GPs and or hospital physicians to ensure there is robust communication around clinical care as indicated. • To provide full assessments and interventions and undertake nursing procedure as indicated, for example catheterisation, phlebotomy. • To liaise with GPs and secondary care clinicians to request appropriate investigations, interpret results and act on the results, in consultation with GP’s and/or secondary care clinicians. • To design and monitor Care Plans for patients being cared for by the Community Teams and ensure they are patient focused with a robust framework for clinical safety and patient dignity. • To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate highly complex information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients, carers, and members of the MDT both verbally and in writing. • To have full knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical management options and be able to demonstrate the highest level of expertise and clinical reasoning skills. • To refer appropriately and in a timely way to relevant services where clinically indicated e.g., Intermediate Care, General medicine, and other specialist teams as appropriate. • To prescribe treatment as an independent prescriber. Actively managing polypharmacy and other medication issues in accordance with Department of Health, Professional and organisational guidelines. • To incorporate patient preferences into treatment decisions, such as planning advanced directives near the end of life. • To manage patients at high risk of readmission proactively and minimise the risk of hospital admission wherever possible. Communication: • To use advanced skills to communicate effectively with patients and carers, to include sensitive and complex information in a language and at a level they understand and overcome obstacles to understanding or acceptance of information to manage any conflict or distress this may cause. • To utilise communication skills to prepare patients and their families for changes in condition and support choices about end-of-life care and related issues e.g. living wills and discussing care options. • To competently and sensitively break bad news following good practice guidelines. • To be able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation, to a variety of professionals and to external organisations. • To be confident in using medical terminology when communicating with medical practitioners and evidence full theoretical knowledge in field of expertise. • To be able to keep accurate documentation and care plans (in Patient Held Records and on RIO), in accordance with the Trust/Professional guidelines and provide written reports as required. • To record all own activity on RIO and to ensure that this is maintained within the larger team. • To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies such as social services and voluntary community sectors to mobilise resources as they are needed. • To maintain contact with the patient if they are admitted to hospital and give the unit treating the patient the information, they need to ensure integrated and consistent care. • To use communication skills to provide targeted health education strategies and personal coaching to support lifestyle changes and proactive self-management. • To attend staff meetings as per the minimum requirement in relation to hours worked. If unable to attend them to ensure that the relevant meeting minutes are read and understood. • Understands the limits of confidentiality, Data Protection, Freedom of Information • Information Governance and Caldecott Principles • Promote a culture of honesty, transparency, and openness. On Call/Unsocial Hours: The service operates outside of normal working hours. The role will involve working flexibly between the hours of 08.30 – midnight Monday – Sunday, including Bank Holiday on a rota basis. It will include one twilight weekend in three (18.00-23.00) This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026
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District Nurse Team Lead | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Borough of Greenwich
£55,524 - £62,652 pa inc
PermanentFull time
***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post*** Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader,Greenwich Neighbourhood Nursing Team An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader to join the Greenwich Neighbourhood Nursing Team at a time of significant service transformation. As part of our move to neighbourhood-based working, you will play a key role in leading integrated care delivery alongside primary care, social care and community partners, ensuring patients receive high-quality care closer to home. We are looking for an experienced Band 6 District Nurse ready to take the next step, or an existing Band 7 leader seeking a new challenge. You will support patients with frailty, long-term conditions, complex healthcare needs and end-of-life care requirements while helping shape the future of community nursing services. Join us and help deliver outstanding community nursing care across Greenwich. What We Offer • The opportunity to influence and shape future neighbourhood nursing services. • Supportive leadership and professional development opportunities. • Access to training, career progression and leadership programmes. • A collaborative team environment focused on patient care and staff wellbeing Key Responsibilities • Provide clinical and operational leadership to a neighbourhood nursing team. • Support and develop staff to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care. • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and neighbourhood partners. • Drive service improvement, workforce development and clinical governance. • Ensure high-quality care for housebound patients and those with complex needs. You will: • Hold a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing or have equivalent senior community nursing experience. • Demonstrate strong leadership, clinical and organisational skills. • Be passionate about integrated neighbourhood working and improving patient outcomes. • Have excellent communication and team development skills. • Be committed to quality, safety and continuous improvement. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care Management responsibilities: • To perform delegated line management duties and support the Modern Matron, taking over responsibilities for the running of the service in his/her absence. • To support the Modern Matron in delivering the service objectives and in performance managing the service. • To contribute to the collection, monitoring and reporting on clinical statistics. • To provide team leadership and to take responsibility for the co-ordination, supervision, teaching and appraisal of other staff services as appropriate. • To provide effective line management to the team to ensure that all nursing and staff within the team are appropriately managed, and that associated resources are controlled and utilised effectively, demonstrating value for money and high-quality patient care. • To provide support and guidance to the CNS with the management of Bank and Agency nursing staff with the overall aim to reduce the reliance on temporary staff. • To carry out staff management responsibilities for directly line managed staff in line with appropriate policy & procedure and the “Managing People” guidelines, including recruitment, appraisal, and any necessary performance management measures, and to provide support to the CNS in carrying out their responsibilities in this respect. Specifically, the post holder will ensure that: All staff have a yearly PDR (including a 6-monthly review) and that all staff have a regular one to one meeting with their line manager. All clinical staff have been supported to undergo and successfully complete their clinical competency framework relevant to their professional role, including any relevant specialist competencies identified through PDR or service development. • To ensure there are robust systems in place for managing and reducing sickness and other forms of absence and performance/conduct problems. • To ensure that all staff maintain statutory and mandatory training. • To ensure that all staff have: up to date DBS and NMC professional registration and to work within the NMC code of conduct and an up-to-date work permit (where appropriate). Leadership: • To work closely with and support Senior Management Team within the Service to ensure optimal utilisation of the Community Teams resources. Crucial components of this are robust monitoring of patient dependency, duration on caseload and ensuring appropriate planning and proactive audit measures are in place to monitor performance. • In support of the Greenwich DN Matron, to provide professional and specialist clinical leadership to LTC Sub-Directorate, ensuring that all Nursing staff within own Team are clinically and professionally developed. • To act as a sign-off mentor as per NMC requirements. • To act as a role model for others, exhibiting high standards of professional behaviour at all times. • To lead within the team on the implementation of the Chief Nurses Strategy for Nursing and imbedding the 6Cs within the LTC Sub-Directorate. • Ensure that the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Core Values are embedded within the allocated teams. Clinical: • To use advanced clinical practice and assessment skills and expert knowledge to undertake comprehensive assessments of the physical and psycho-social needs of patients and to undertake clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. • To analyse and interpret highly complex information gained during clinical assessment to make a differential diagnosis of an individual’s problem or illness and decide on an appropriate course of action or treatment. • To instigate therapeutic treatments/ interventions consistent with the best available evidence, applying knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes. • To provide expert clinical care for patients with a range of complex needs and formulate appropriate treatment and care plans. • To recognise and manage early symptoms of disease exacerbation and acute illness based on an understanding of disease, disease process, and current evidence and practice standards. • To work with GPs and or hospital physicians to ensure there is robust communication around clinical care as indicated. • To provide full assessments and interventions and undertake nursing procedure as indicated, for example catheterisation, phlebotomy. • To liaise with GPs and secondary care clinicians to request appropriate investigations, interpret results and act on the results, in consultation with GP’s and/or secondary care clinicians. • To design and monitor Care Plans for patients being cared for by the Community Teams and ensure they are patient focused with a robust framework for clinical safety and patient dignity. • To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate highly complex information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients, carers, and members of the MDT both verbally and in writing. • To have full knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical management options and be able to demonstrate the highest level of expertise and clinical reasoning skills. • To refer appropriately and in a timely way to relevant services where clinically indicated e.g., Intermediate Care, General medicine, and other specialist teams as appropriate. • To prescribe treatment as an independent prescriber. Actively managing polypharmacy and other medication issues in accordance with Department of Health, Professional and organisational guidelines. • To incorporate patient preferences into treatment decisions, such as planning advanced directives near the end of life. • To manage patients at high risk of readmission proactively and minimise the risk of hospital admission wherever possible. Communication: • To use advanced skills to communicate effectively with patients and carers, to include sensitive and complex information in a language and at a level they understand and overcome obstacles to understanding or acceptance of information to manage any conflict or distress this may cause. • To utilise communication skills to prepare patients and their families for changes in condition and support choices about end-of-life care and related issues e.g. living wills and discussing care options. • To competently and sensitively break bad news following good practice guidelines. • To be able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation, to a variety of professionals and to external organisations. • To be confident in using medical terminology when communicating with medical practitioners and evidence full theoretical knowledge in field of expertise. • To be able to keep accurate documentation and care plans (in Patient Held Records and on RIO), in accordance with the Trust/Professional guidelines and provide written reports as required. • To record all own activity on RIO and to ensure that this is maintained within the larger team. • To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies such as social services and voluntary community sectors to mobilise resources as they are needed. • To maintain contact with the patient if they are admitted to hospital and give the unit treating the patient the information, they need to ensure integrated and consistent care. • To use communication skills to provide targeted health education strategies and personal coaching to support lifestyle changes and proactive self-management. • To attend staff meetings as per the minimum requirement in relation to hours worked. If unable to attend them to ensure that the relevant meeting minutes are read and understood. • Understands the limits of confidentiality, Data Protection, Freedom of Information • Information Governance and Caldecott Principles • Promote a culture of honesty, transparency, and openness. On Call/Unsocial Hours: The service operates outside of normal working hours. The role will involve working flexibly between the hours of 08.30 – midnight Monday – Sunday, including Bank Holiday on a rota basis. It will include one twilight weekend in three (18.00-23.00) This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026
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Respiratory Medicine Consultant - Screening Lead - lung cancer & EBUS.
st georges nhs trust - Tooting
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Consultant in Respiratory Medicine- lead for lung cancer screening at St George’s and with sub speciality interest in lung cancer and EBUS. 10PAs St George’s Hospital This is a 12 month locum post, that provides an opportunity for an enthusiastic physician to provide respiratory services at St George’s Hospital. The successful candidate will join a group of 12 other consultants affiliated to the respiratory department at St George’s. Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit for informal discussion, contact details below: • Dr Helen Meredith, Respiratory Care Group Lead Helen.Meredith0@stgeorges.nhs.uk Provisional Date for Interview: TBC · To provide a clinical service in respiratory medicine as part of a team of respiratory specialists. · To participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care; including general respiratory, sleep and cancer clinics · To lead the delivery of the lung cancer screening programme review meetings at St George’s and work within the lung cancer team. · To participate in the delivery of the regional EBUS service. · To contribute to service developments · To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. Depending on the skills of the candidate, this could involve managing the respiratory clinical placements and other medical student clinical experience as well as the teaching program for the respiratory doctors. · To contribute to the management of the service. · Full consideration will be given to applicants who wish to apply for a less than full time post and we welcome enquires regarding that. St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the United Kingdom with over 1100 beds. Based in Tooting, it treats 80,000 inpatients/day cases and over 300,000 outpatients annually. The Trust employs more than 5000 people, including 700 medical and dental staff. It provides general acute services and also specialties such as neurosciences, vascular, cardiothoracic and children's services. St George’s Hospital is the main teaching hospital in the South West Thames region. It serves a local population of 300,000 but has developed links with most District General Hospitals in the region. There is a significant training programme for junior doctors who rotate through the Trust. In 2003, the neurosciences services based at Atkinson Morley’s Hospital in Wimbledon relocated to the Tooting site. The new purpose-built Atkinson Morley Wing is shared by neurosciences and cardiothoracic services. Accommodation is arranged over four floors, is built around inner courtyards and incorporates 233 inpatient and day case beds, eight operating theatres, and a range of state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities. Please see the attached Job Description for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities for Consultant in Respiratory Medicine- lead for lung cancer screening at St George’s and with sub speciality interest in lung cancer and EBUS position This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Theatre Lead Nurse/ODP | Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust - London
£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc
PermanentFull time
Are you an experienced Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with a passion for leadership, safety and delivering outstanding care for women and birthing people? We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivatedMaternity Theatre Lead Nurse/ODPto provide clinical, operational and professional leadership within our busy maternity theatre service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and developing a responsive, high-quality service while supporting the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and effective care 24 hours a day. As the Maternity Theatre Lead, you will work closely with the Maternity Matron, Obstetricians, Anaesthetists, Midwives and Theatre Teams to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice, governance and patient experience are maintained. The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the department; including budgetary awareness, clinical governance, staff development and training. The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for. The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below. This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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ACP Academic Lead | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Chelsea
£75,328 - £86,114 per annum pro rata
ContractPart time
ACP Academic Lead – The Royal Marsden School Band 8b | 1 Year Fixed-term | Part-time (0.8 WTE) Location: Chelsea/Sutton As part of one of the world’s leading cancer centres, our School delivers specialist postgraduate and professional education that combines academic excellence with real-world clinical insight. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced academic or clinically active professional with a passion for advanced clinical practice and a flair for innovative teaching. If you are ready to influence cancer education, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to bridge the gap between academic excellence and clinical innovation, helping to drive forward The Royal Marsden School's vision to transform cancer care by inspiring, challenging and developing innovative health professionals through outstanding education and clinically informed practice. The Advanced Clinical Practice Academic Lead will provide strategic leadership for the development, delivery and continuous enhancement of Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) education across The Royal Marsden School. Working at the interface between academia and clinical practice, the postholder will ensure that ACP education remains relevant, evidence-based and responsive to the evolving needs of cancer services, patients and the advanced practice workforce. The postholder will lead the ongoing development of the School's ACP educational portfolio, ensuring alignment with local workforce priorities, contemporary models of care and national frameworks for advanced practice. Through curriculum leadership, educational innovation, scholarship and quality enhancement, they will contribute to the preparation of ACPs who are equipped to meet the complex challenges of modern cancer care. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements. For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification • Contribute to the ongoing development of Advanced Clinical Practice across the Trust, ensuring alignment with relevant national and regional frameworks. • Contribute to the delivery of the Royal Marsden School’s strategic vision by supporting the development of innovative, evidence-based education that transforms cancer care. • Maintain, monitor and develop academic and educational excellence for the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice in Cancer Care programme. • Lead on the audit and evaluation of Advanced Practice roles in the Trust. • Maintain and develop personal clinical expertise, credibility, and professional development in line with requirements of relevant professional body and the NHS England Multi professional framework for advanced practice. This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026
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Senior OD Transformation Lead - South West | NHS England
NHS England - London or Leeds
£79,504 - £91,609 per annum
ContractPart time
The NHS Transforming People Services (TPS) programme sits at the heart of delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan — creating a workforce that is empowered, flexible and digitally enabled to meet the evolving needs of patients and communities. This is more than a transformation role, it is an opportunity to redefine how people services are delivered across the NHS and directly influence the experience of one of the largest workforces in the world. The Senior OD Transformation Lead will play a key leadership role in delivering the Organisational Development (OD) transformation agenda. The postholder will lead the regional implementation of future People services and transformation initiatives, ensuring national designs are successfully adopted and embedded across the NHS. Working closely with national, regional and local stakeholders, the role will be responsible for supporting organisations to build capability, strengthen leadership, enhance culture and deliver sustainable workforce transformation across organisational boundaries. The postholder will act as a critical link between national programme design and local delivery, ensuring regions are equipped, engaged and supported to realise the benefits of transformation and create high-performing, inclusive organisations. · Lead the large-scale OD, workforce transformation and culture change across the South West. · Use highly honed stakeholder engagement skills, to influence senior leaders and build commitment to change. · Understand the complexity of the region(s) you support, help them navigate the change, ensuring successful adoption of national designs and service models. · Monitor progress, benefits and outcomes, ensuring transformation activity delivers measurable improvements in workforce capability, staff experience and organisational performance. Most importantly, you will be part of a team delivering change that improves the experience of the NHS workforce and supporting better outcomes for patients and communities nationwide. NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS. Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies. Key Responsibilities · Support NHS organisations to deliver workforce transformation, organisational development and culture change programmes. · Develop and maintain standardised blueprints, case studies and shared learning resources to support consistent adoption of the new operating model and alignment with national standards. · Build strong relationships with regional and local leaders to drive engagement, collaboration and delivery. · Facilitate the implementation of the national TPS programme across the South West. We are looking for ambitious, collaborative and delivery-focused individuals who thrive in complexity and are passionate about improving public services. You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026
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Clinical Practice Lead | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - London
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum Inc HCA
PermanentFull time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced RMN to join Bevan Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) as a part-time Clinical Practice Lead. Bevan PICU provides intensive care and treatment for men experiencing acute and complex mental health difficulties. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, compassionate and recovery-focused care in a challenging and dynamic environment. A key focus of the role is least restrictive practice, with the post holder supporting therapeutic engagement, de-escalation and trauma-informed approaches to reduce restrictive interventions and promote patient dignity, choice and recovery. • Provide effective Band 6 clinical leadership and support to the nursing team. • Support the safe management of patients with acute and complex mental health needs. • Lead and promote least restrictive practice, reducing the use of restraint,seclusionand other restrictive interventions. • Support staff with de-escalation, therapeuticengagementand trauma-informed care. • Ensure restrictive interventions, whererequired, are proportionate, safely managed, documented,reviewedand followed byappropriate debriefing. • Contribute to assessment, care planning, riskmanagementand multidisciplinary working. • Provide clinical support,supervisionand guidance to junior staff. • Contribute to quality improvement, particularly around patient safety, experience and reducing restrictive practice. • Maintain competence in Safety Intervention and support the safe management of violence and aggression. • Act as a positive role model, promotinghigh standardsof professional and compassionate care. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:We Care, We Respect,Weare Inclusive– so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. We are committed to providing compassionate,safeand effective care that promotes recovery,dignityand autonomy. Within Bevan PICU, we are particularly committed todeveloping a culture of least restrictive practice, trauma-informed care, positive risk-taking, therapeuticengagementand continuous learning. We recognise that working within a PICU can be challenging and are committed to supporting our staff through effective clinical supervision, professionaldevelopmentand reflective practice. Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on the role and responsibilities This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026
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Superintendent Radiographer X-Ray & Radiology Education Training lead
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - London
£66,274 - £73,496 pro rata per annum including inner London HCAS
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Superintendent Radiographer (Diagnostic) to join the Imaging leadership team at The Royal Marsden. This senior role combines leadership of x-ray services across Chelsea, Sutton and Cavendish Square with Trust-wide responsibility for radiology education, workforce development and clinical supervision. As Lead Diagnostic Radiographer, you will provide clinical and professional leadership for x-ray, fluoroscopy, mobile/theatre and dental imaging services, ensuring high standards of patient care, safety and quality. You will lead service improvement and standardisation, working closely with radiologists, radiographers, physicists, educators and multidisciplinary teams. The role also includes acting as Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) and leading for QSI, CQC and HSE inspections. As Radiology Education Lead, you will oversee education and workforce development, including training, supervision, CPD, advanced practice and career pathways. You will also work with universities, apprenticeship providers and regional imaging networks to support future workforce needs. We are seeking an HCPC-registered radiographer with substantial senior diagnostic radiography experience, Master's-level study (or equivalent expertise) and evidence of ongoing CPD. You will be a strong leader committed to quality improvement, innovation and excellent patient care, with flexibility to work across all Royal Marsden sites. Provide clinical leadership for all x-ray, fluoroscopy, dental, mobile/theatre imaging services, and any future x-ray modalities across all Trust sites. Act as the lead radiographer for service development, clinical excellence and educational visits, and liaise with referrers to ensure the most appropriate imaging examination is selected for each patient. Ensure the timely, efficient and patient-centred delivery of x-ray services across multiple sites and imaging systems, making best use of available resources. Support staffing arrangements, including on-call provision, and assist the Radiology Services Manager with the operational management of the Imaging Department. Act as a key point of contact for patients, carers, relatives and colleagues, providing a professional, welcoming and supportive service. Receive and guide patients attending for investigations and ensure relevant previous imaging is available for comparison to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Support the Radiology Services Manager and imaging leadership team with workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives. Review staffing requirements before vacancies are advertised and contribute to the selection of new team members. Line manage Practice Educators and x-ray staff, support Clinical Supervisors within training programmes, and oversee the supervision, training and development of staff in line with departmental and organisational objectives. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements. For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification 1.5. Education, governance and compliance · Maintain compliance with the QSI and requirements. · Monitor compliance - relating to the training matrix. · Co-ordinate, monitor and ensure compliance with mandatory training. · Support HCPC registration, audit and CPD compliance. 1.6. Workforce planning/development · Contribute to workforce planning. · Design CPD programmes and career pathways. · Support enhanced, advanced and consultant practice roles. · Ensure staff have access to educational opportunities. 1.7. Research · To participate regularly in clinical research and service evaluation within x-ray services, assessing research compliance and capacity for new trials and identifying opportunities for research, innovation and evidence generation that can influence clinical and educational practice. · To co-ordinate with clinical units (and physics team) regarding research protocols to provide agreed protocols for Imaging. · To ensure the correct pathway and documentation for trialling new x-ray equipment · To ensure that research protocols are adhered to and that all the relevant documentation is available on request. 1.8. Training and Education · Provide strategic, Trust wide leadership for radiography education, workforce development and clinical supervision processes, acting as the principal specialist resource for education and professional development within the imaging service. · Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of an imaging education and training strategy with the imaging leads team, aligning education, workforce and service development priorities with evidence, professional standards and the future needs of the service. · Lead implementation of the College of Radiographers Education and Career Framework, and ACCEND. This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026
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