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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical and Nursing Manager to lead our clinical and nursing team, overseeing clinical standards, patient safety, and professional practice across our theatres and clinical services. This is a key leadership position, working closely with the Theatre Operations Lead to ensure the smooth and safe running of perioperative services. You will take responsibility for clinical governance, medicines management, professional standards, and the ongoing development of our clinical team, playing a central role in maintaining the highest standards of patient care and ensuring clinical services meet regulatory and governance requirements. This is a hands-on people-management role suited to someone confident in leading clinical teams, making sound clinical decisions, and promoting a positive culture of accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead clinical governance, professional standards, and patient safety across perioperative care, ensuring clinical protocols are maintained and reviewed.
- Oversee clinical escalation, contribute to decisions around patient suitability, and work closely with treating consultants and anaesthetists to ensure safe practice.
- Line manage and support clinical leads and nursing staff, taking responsibility for recruitment, induction, appraisals, development, and competency assessments.
- Oversee pharmacy ordering, medication stock levels, expiry dates, controlled drugs (where applicable), and accurate medicines records.
- Ensure clinical areas meet regulatory, health and safety, and internal policy requirements, supporting audits, inspections, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide clinical input into theatre lists, case sequencing, and staffing skill mix, ensuring patient safety remains central to all decisions.
- Work closely with the Theatre Operations Lead and wider multidisciplinary team to support effective patient flow, resolve challenges, and continuously improve services.
- Lead the development, appraisal, and competency assessment of clinical and nursing staff.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning, professional accountability, and speaking up.
- Support human factors training and learning from clinical incidents.
- Contribute to quality improvement, clinical audits, and service development.
- Work with clinical leaders to identify training needs and support ongoing professional development.
Requirements
- Registered Adult Nurse with active NMC registration, or HCPC-registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP).
- Significant experience working within operating theatres.
- Experience managing and developing clinical or nursing staff.
- Strong understanding of theatre workflows and anaesthetic practice.
- Working knowledge of medicines management and controlled drug legislation.
- Understanding of clinical governance, incident review, and audit.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in high-pressure environments.
- Confidence in leading teams, addressing challenges, and managing conflict constructively.
- Ability to work collaboratively with operational colleagues and resolve disagreements professionally.
- A professional, respectful approach with a strong commitment to patient safety and a positive learning culture.
- A leadership or management qualification (desirable).
- Experience in quality improvement initiatives (desirable).
- Knowledge of CQC requirements for surgical services (desirable).
Skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Clinical Governance
- Patient Safety
- Team Leadership
- Medicines Management
- Compliance
- Quality Improvement
- Theatre Planning
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Conflict Management
- Professional Development
Location
- The Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London SW1X 9BW
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Registered Adult Nurse with active NMC registration
- HCPC-registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)
- Leadership or management qualification (desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- Starting at £45k
Benefits
- Participation in management on-call rota
- Participation in standard theatre on-call rota
About the Company
- The Cadogan Clinic is a family-owned, award-winning day hospital specialising in plastic surgery and dermatology, welcoming over 30,000 patients every year.
- Based in the heart of Chelsea, our clinic is home to three state-of-the-art operating theatres, where we work alongside world-renowned consultants to deliver exceptional standards of patient care.
- Our values are rooted in patient-centred care, clinical excellence and professionalism.
- We pride ourselves on having a supportive, knowledgeable team and a collaborative working environment.
- We are committed to investing in our people, nurturing talent and ensuring our teams have the opportunity to grow and develop within one of the UK's leading private cosmetic surgery clinics.
- The Cadogan Clinic is an award-winning private hospital in the heart of Chelsea providing personalised healthcare delivered by the country's leading specialists.
- Our purpose-built medical facility includes onsite operating theatres for both surgical and cosmetic procedures, a laser suite and a dedicated dermatology and skin cancer clinic.
- It’s our employees that make our business special.
- With strong family values, we believe the Cadogan Clinic creates a professional and fun environment where everyone supports each other to achieve our business goals.