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Recovery Nurse
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City Of London, Central London, Greater London, England, UK
Listed on 2026-07-21
Listing for:
Leaders In Care
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-21
Job specializations:
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Nursing
ICU Nurse, Director of Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
We are recruiting an experienced HDU / Recovery Nurse to assume a leadership role within a highly regarded surgical and critical care team in Central London. The role is for an independent private healthcare provider, offering a combination of hands‑on clinical practice, operational leadership, and service improvement in a dynamic department.
Key Responsibilities- Day‑to‑day management of the HDU and Recovery departments.
- Deliver Level 2 critical care, with Level 3 support when required.
- Provide expert post‑anaesthetic recovery care within Theatre Recovery.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the HDU and Recovery nursing team.
- Coordinate staffing, resources, and departmental operations.
- Deliver an outreach service supporting deteriorating patients across inpatient wards.
- Collaborate with consultants, anaesthetists, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Promote clinical governance, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement.
- Ensure compliance with CQC, NHS, and professional practice standards.
- Participate in staff education, training, and competency development.
- Support emergency response teams and participate in the on‑call rota, including nights.
- Drive service improvement and maintain exceptional patient outcomes.
- Current NMC Registered Nurse registration.
- Minimum 5years’ experience in Recovery Nursing.
- Minimum 5years’ experience within Critical Care or HDU.
- Recognised postgraduate Critical Care qualification.
- Teaching or Mentorship qualification.
- Management and Leadership qualification.
- Previous leadership or management experience within HDU, Recovery or Critical Care.
- Experience with in the independent healthcare sector is desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of post‑anaesthetic care, critical care and clinical governance.
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- A passion for delivering safe, high‑quality patient‑centred care.
- Competitive salary up to £45k.
- Private healthcare.
- Generous annual leave.
- Blue Light Card discounts.
- Interest‑free season ticket loan.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Staff wellbeing initiatives.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Ongoing professional development and funded training.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Employee referral scheme.
- Retail and lifestyle discounts.
- Recognition awards and staff events.
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