Head of Nursing (King Edward VII's Hospital) in City of Westminster

Head of Nursing

King Edward VII's Hospital, 5-10 Beaumont Street, Marylebone, London W1G 6AA Permanent (37.5hrs) On-Site Competitive Salary + Fantastic Benefits

We make health happen At King Edward VII's Hospital, exceptional patient care starts with exceptional clinical leadership. As our Head of Nursing, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nursing services, leading with credibility, compassion and a relentless focus on quality. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, you'll provide senior operational and professional leadership across a diverse nursing portfolio including inpatient wards, outpatient services and pre‑operative assessment. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced nursing leader to influence standards of care, strengthen workforce capability and drive continuous improvement within one of the UK's most respected independent hospitals. You'll be at the heart of our commitment to delivering safe, effective and patient‑centred care, creating an environment where colleagues can thrive and patients receive the highest standards of service and clinical excellence.

How you'll help us make health happen

• Provide visible and compassionate leadership across nursing services, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety and professional practice.
• Lead and develop senior nursing teams, including matrons, team leaders and practice education functions.
• Drive workforce planning, recruitment, retention and succession planning to ensure sustainable and effective nursing services.
• Champion patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives across the organisation.
• Support and enhance regulatory readiness, including CQC compliance and assurance activities.
• Use data, audits, patient feedback and quality metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and deliver meaningful change.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, professional development and evidence‑based practice.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders and hospital leadership to achieve strategic objectives.
• Lead nursing contributions to service transformation, operational effectiveness and patient experience improvements.
• Deputise for the Chief Nursing Officer on agreed operational and professional matters, providing senior clinical leadership when required.
• Ensure safe staffing, appropriate skill mix and effective deployment of nursing resources across the hospital.
• Promote an open, inclusive and psychologically safe environment where colleagues can deliver their best work every day.

Key Skills / Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Significant senior nursing leadership experience within an acute hospital, surgical, independent healthcare or comparable clinical environment.
• Demonstrable experience leading both registered and non‑registered nursing teams.
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
• Experience of workforce planning, safe staffing, rostering and establishment management.
• Proven track record of leading service improvement, transformation and quality initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across clinical and non‑clinical teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and use insight to drive performance improvement.
• Outstanding communication skills with experience presenting assurance, risk and performance information to senior leaders.
• Experience supporting recruitment, performance management, talent development and succession planning.

Desirable

• Desirable Master's degree or working towards one.
• Leadership, management or quality improvement qualification.
• Experience preparing for CQC inspections or delivering regulatory improvement programmes.
• Experience driving premium patient experience initiatives.
• Experience managing senior operational escalation or on‑call responsibilities.
• Experience developing professional standards frameworks, accreditation programmes or nursing assurance models.

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays increasing with length of service
• In‑house training for all staff
• Company pension scheme
• Interest free travel loan
• Private healthcare (Eligible after 12m)
• Bicycle Loan Scheme
• Retailer discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group

When you join King Edward VII, you also become part of Bupa — a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal. We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone is encouraged to “Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences. Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Time Type: Full time Job Area: Locations: King Edwards VII Hospital Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.