Recovery Lead Nurse

Why this role

If you’re an experienced Recovery Nurse looking to take the next step into clinical leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact. As the Recovery Lead Nurse, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop a specialist post-operative care service, combining advanced clinical expertise with strong leadership and team development skills.

You’ll play a key role in shaping recovery pathways, improving patient outcomes, and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care within a highly regarded healthcare organisation.

About the employer

The employer is a respected healthcare organisation recognised for delivering exceptional standards of surgical, recovery, and enhanced care services. They are committed to patient safety, clinical excellence, and continuous improvement, providing a supportive environment where talented healthcare professionals can develop their careers.

With a strong focus on staff development, innovation, and collaborative working, this organisation offers the opportunity to influence service delivery while working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide clinical leadership across Recovery and enhanced care services, ensuring consistently high standards of patient care.
• Lead, support, and develop a skilled nursing team through coaching, supervision, competency assessments, and appraisals.
• Support daily operational management, workforce planning, and effective staffing across the service.
• Act as a visible clinical role model, supporting colleagues caring for complex post-operative patients.
• Promote excellence in patient safety, clinical governance, risk management, and quality improvement.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes.
• Contribute to service development initiatives and the ongoing improvement of recovery pathways.

What we’re looking for

• Registered Nurse with significant experience within Recovery/PACU and enhanced care environments.
• Recognised postgraduate Critical Care qualification.
• Experience managing complex post-operative patients, including HDU-level care.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience within an acute clinical setting.
• Strong ability to lead teams, prioritise effectively, and maintain excellent standards of care.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• A strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management, and continuous improvement.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary of up to £65,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Senior clinical leadership opportunity within a respected healthcare organisation.
• Support for ongoing professional development and further qualifications.
• A collaborative working environment where you can influence service improvements.
• Flexible working arrangements and involvement in an on-call rota.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patient care and staff development.

Apply today for this Recovery Lead Nurse role in London or get in touch with Caroline for a confidential chat, quoting reference 4446. We’d be thrilled to hear from you!