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Senior Site Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 31 August 2025
To support the Director and Deputy Director of Site Operations and Head of Nursing in the management and co-ordination of the Site Nurse Practitioner service and Clinical Response Team, ensuring that all aspects of the service provided meet the objectives established for this team at all times.
This includes ensuring that there is comprehensive cross-site service provision, and responsibility for the first line co-ordination of serious untoward and major incidents.
The post holder will assist in achieving the NHS Plan targets via the bed management role of the SNP service.
Interview date: Tuesday 9th September 2025
Main duties of the job
This role provides senior clinical and managerial leadership across hospital wards and departments, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high quality patient care. A major responsibility is managing hospital operations both in hours and out of hours, including oversight of patient flow, bed management and emergency response.
The post holder chairs daily site meetings, monitors capacity, implements escalation strategies and supports NHS access targets by balancing emergency admissions with elective care. They also serve as the senior operational manager during out of hours, coordinating with clinical teams, executives and external partners to manage risks, respond to incidents and maintain service continuity. They are actively involved in staffing coordination, supporting digital bed management systems and guiding the Site Nurse Practitioner and Critical Response Teams.
In addition to operational duties, the role contributes to quality assurance, governance, staff development and service improvement. The post holder monitors and reports on clinical standards, supports incident reviews, participates in audits and training and helps shape new policies and strategic plans.
Ultimately, the role requires autonomy, advanced clinical judgment and strong leadership to maintain safe, efficient care while aligning with the Trust's strategic and professional goals.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Job responsibilities
Further details on the main responsibilities can be found in the job description and person spec attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Education
* Level 1 Registered Nurse, registered on the NMC register
* BSc/1st Degree or willingness to undertake
Previous Experience
* Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
* Proven evidence of management / leadership skills
* Experience as a Site Nurse Practitioner
* Experience as a Senior Site Nurse Practitioner
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
* Ability to manage complex clinical and operational situations, including site and internal incidents
* An understanding of the Trust's Safety and Performance Agenda
Additional Information
* Diplomatic
Values & Behaviours
* Values & Behaviours
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.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
£72,921 to £83,362 a year£72,921 - £83,362 p.a. inc HCA
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