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Recovery Nurse

Leaders In Care Recruitment Ltd
London
Salary
£45,000 a year
Job type
full time
Location
London, England
HDU / Recovery Lead Nurse

Location:

Central London Salary: £45,000+ Excellent Benefits Job Type:

Full-Time | Permanent

Are you an experienced

HDU / Recovery Nurse

ready to take the next step into a leadership role? We're recruiting on behalf of a leading independent private healthcare provider for an exceptional

HDU / Recovery Lead Nurse

to join a highly regarded surgical and critical care team in Central London.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated

Registered Nurse

with extensive experience in

High Dependency Unit (HDU), Critical Care, and Post Anaesthetic Care (PACU)

to lead a dynamic department delivering outstanding patient care and clinical excellence.

The Role As the

HDU / Recovery Lead Nurse , you will provide operational and clinical leadership across the High Dependency Unit and Theatre Recovery, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based care for surgical and critically ill patients.

You'll lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee daily operations, manage staffing and resources, support outreach services to inpatient wards, and ensure compliance with CQC, ICS and national clinical standards. This role combines hands-on clinical practice with leadership, governance and service development.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day management of the HDU and Recovery departments.

Deliver exceptional Level 2 critical care, with Level 3 support where 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.

Work collaboratively with consultants, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams.

Promote clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

Ensure compliance with CQC, ICS and professional practice standards.

Participate in education, training and competency development of staff.

Support emergency response teams and participate in the on-call rota, including nights.

Drive service improvement and maintain exceptional patient outcomes.

About You To be considered for this opportunity, you will have:

Current NMC Registered Nurse registration.

Minimum 5 years' experience in Recovery Nursing.

Minimum 5 years' 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 within 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.

Benefits Our client offers an excellent rewards package including:

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

Apply Today If you're an experienced

HDU Lead Nurse ,

Recovery Lead Nurse ,

Critical Care Nurse ,

PACU Nurse , or

Senior Recovery Nurse

looking to join a forward-thinking private healthcare provider committed to clinical excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this exciting leadership opportunity. Call Clara on 02039159084 for more information. TPBN1_UKTJ
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