Lead Nurse - Oncology and Acute Medicine

Job Description:

Lead Nurse - Oncology and Acute Medicine

(Matron Level position - Band 8A Equivalent)

Based Onsite - Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU

Full time (37.5 hours)

Permanent

Competitive Salary

We make health happen

As Lead Nurse for Oncology and Acute Medicine, you’ll take on a pivotal leadership role at Cromwell Hospital, directly responsible for the day-to-day operational, clinical, and professional management of our inpatient and day case Oncology services, Renal Dialysis, Acute & General Medicine, and GI Endoscopy.

You will play a critical role in ensuring that care pathways are joined up across the hospital and associated outpatient centres. As the professional nursing lead for these services, you will help shape and influence the development of speciality pathways while supporting safe, evidence‑based, person‑centred care.

This is an influential position within our nursing leadership team—central to delivering Cromwell Hospital’s strategy. You’ll advance improvement across quality, patient experience, financial efficiency, and leadership development, acting as a compassionate clinical role model for teams across Oncology and Acute Medicine.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Provide strong, visible clinical leadership across Oncology and Acute Medicine, inspiring teams and promoting best practice.
• Ensure high standards of care are delivered and monitored in line with regulatory and professional requirements.
• Lead clinical governance, audits, and compliance with CQC and other statutory frameworks.
• Drive improvements in patient experience, clinical quality, operational efficiency and pathway development.
• Collaborate with consultants and multidisciplinary teams to enhance services and develop new procedures and protocols.
• Promote evidence‑based practice, innovation, and a strong learning culture.
• Mentor and develop senior nurses, strengthening leadership capability and succession planning.
• Manage resources effectively, ensuring safe staffing, strong financial stewardship, and efficient service delivery.
• Maintain strong consultant relationships and ensure services meet agreed clinical standards.

Key Skills / Qualifications

Essential

• Active NMC Registration as an Adult Nurse.
• Teaching/assessing qualification.
• Management qualification or equivalent experience.
• ILS certification.
• Substantial clinical experience within an acute setting, with strong Oncology/Acute Medicine knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience leading change and driving innovation in practice.
• Experience in clinical governance, audit, benchmarking and complaints management.
• Strong financial awareness and experience in resource management.
• Evidence of professional leadership and continuous professional development.
• Previous experience within oncology

Desirable

• Diploma in Management Studies or equivalent.
• ALS certification.

Benefits

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:

• Payment of professional registration fees
• 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
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Nursing & Theatres

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London