About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join Ealing Hospital for the winter months to support with flow of patients and expedite discharges. This post will be cross divisional, working with both Medicine, Emergency and Therapy (MET) and Surgery and St Marks (SSTM) wards at Ealing Hospital. The post holder will provide visible leadership in relation to safe and timely discharge and flow of patients through the medical wards. The post holder will be supporting patient flow, capacity management, and reducing corridor care by expediting and facilitating patient discharge while ensuring quality patient care and dignity is maintained.
The Escalation Lead Nurse will work closely with ward managers, matrons, operational teams, site teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient pathways, manage escalation pressures, and support effective utilisation of beds and resources across the Ealing Site.
Main duties of the job
Coordinate patient flow and bed management to support timely admissions, transfers, and discharges. Provide clinical leadership in relation to patient discharge during periods of increased operational pressure. Work collaboratively with Site Management, Discharge Teams, Matrons, and Clinical Leads. Support the delivery of Trust performance targets, including emergency flow and reducing length of stay on both medical and surgical wards. Act as a role model, mentor, and support for discharge practitioners and ward nurses. Contribute to service improvement initiatives and operational developments across the division.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
"We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR)."
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC register
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Teaching Course, and experience of teaching and assessing
Desirable
- Course and/or experience in Quality Improvement Project
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in complex discharge planning within an acute hospital setting.
- Patient flow and bed management experience in an acute-care environment.
- IT literate and can effectively utilise EPR and systems to work and lead the team
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across MDT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Ealing Hospital
Uxbridge Road
Southall
UB1 3HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)