Charge Nurse

Our vision is to be the best place for healthcare anywhere and the best place to work in healthcare.

We believe that every life deserves world class healthcare.

Job Summary

Salary : £57, £64, depending upon experience)

Hours : 37.5 per week

Location : 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY

Contract : Permanent and Full Time

What are we looking for?

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Charge Nurse to join our PACU team with a competitive salary range on offer, up to £64,890.00, depending upon experience.

This full-time, permanent position would require the postholder to work 3x 11.5-hour shifts per week and 2x 9-hour shifts within a 6 week period.

This is a Monday-Saturday, Days and Weekends role with shifts within the following hours:

• 07:00 – 22:00

You will be expected to work past 22:00 as overtime if elective cases are not completed before then.

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, \’Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve\’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

The 20-bay Post Anaesthetic Care Unit provides enhanced care of patients throughout the immediate postoperative period. We provide expert anaesthesia recovery nursing in the care of post-surgical Neuro/Spine, Vascular, Orthopaedics, Upper/Lower GI, Urology, Head & Neck, ENT, Gynaecology, Plastics and Bariatric Surgery. They also support Interventional Cardiology/Radiology and Endoscopy for their post-procedural/anaesthesia care needs.

What will your duties include?

• Manage the PACU when on duty with overall continuing clinical responsibility, in order to carry out safe delivery of care to all patients.

• Managing safe and cost-efficient daily staffing requirement in relation to the unit\’s skill mix and theatre activity

• Act as a clinical leader and role model whilst providing direct quality patient care

• Undertake individual performance reviews for your team. Set key objectives for all qualified staff following discussion with them and review as agreed with the Charge Nurse.

• Ensure that delivery of care within the PACU meets the required standards set by CCL in accordance to CQC, NMC and NICE guidance.

What we need from you?

• Current adult nursing registration (First Level) through the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) required with no practice restrictions.

• Comprehensive knowledge of PACU/Recovery nursing and will be able to care for a patient from admission to discharge.

• Prior Charge Nurse experience in PACU/Recovery

• Ability to work autonomously and also within a team environment where appropriate.

• Demonstrates initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus, escalating more complex issues as required.

• Good oral and written communication skills and computer literacy.

What We Offer:

As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest all profits back into our organisation. This allows us to provide meaningful, tailored support and development opportunities for our caregivers – alongside a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave plus