Lead Nurse

Job Description:

Lead Nurse (Dermatology)

Location: London: Cross Rail

Full time 40 hours per week (Monday-Saturday)

Monday – Friday 08:00am until 20:00hrs and Saturday 08:00am-14:00hrs

Salary £47,480 per annum

We make health happen

The Dermatology Partnership is a growing group of private clinics, who are trusted experts in dermatology and are now part of Bupa Health Services. We transform peoples’ lives by providing outstanding dermatology care. We do this by placing patients at the heart of everything we do, striving to be the best at what we do and believe that our patients’ trust is earned through the delivery of clinical services to the highest standard.

As a Lead Nurse you will work as part of a multidisciplinary dermatology team, providing clinical leadership while delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care within a private, CQC‑registered clinical setting. The role involves supporting consultations, assisting with minor surgical procedures, and providing pre‑ and post‑operative care, including patient information, wound care and clinical treatments. You will also provide effective clinical, leadership and administrative support, ensuring care is delivered safely, compassionately and in line with CQC standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical leadership across the clinic, ensuring consistently high standards of patient‑centred, evidence‑based nursing care
• Act as a senior clinical resource, supporting complex patient care, decision‑making and escalation where required
• Maintain a clinical presence as required, including supporting consultations, dermatology procedures and minor surgery
• Organise and participate within clinic team meetings
• Act as a patient advocate, ensuring dignity, safety, informed consent and positive patient experience at all times
• Lead, support and supervise nursing and healthcare staff, promoting professional standards and accountability
• Undertake appraisals for nursing team and work with practice manager to achieve appraisal objectives
• Allocate duties, manage clinic staffing requirements and support effective patient flow
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, performance feedback and support appraisals

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) – Degree or Diploma
• Current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and revalidation and clinical competency maintenance
• Postgraduate qualification or leadership/management training
• Dermatology‑specific or surgical/outpatient clinical training
• Safeguarding Training (Adults / Children)
• Basic Life Support (or willingness to undertake training)
• Infection prevention and control training
• Significant post‑registration nursing experience, including leadership or senior clinical responsibility
• Experience working within CQC‑regulated healthcare services
• Proven experience in dermatology, outpatient, surgical or private clinical settings
• Experience supervising, mentoring or managing nursing and support staff
• Experience leading or contributing to clinical audits, quality improvement or governance activities

Why Bupa?

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.
• Access to Bupa Campus Clinical Training Academy to support career development.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: [email protected]

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe.  All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately’.

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