The role within the Medical Day Care Unit is centred on delivering specialist, high-quality care to patients requiring ongoing monitoring, treatment, and support within an ambulatory setting. The Clinical Nurse Manager is responsible for managing a defined caseload, ensuring safe, effective, and coordinated care through close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities include undertaking comprehensive patient assessments, monitoring treatment responses, and supporting the safe administration and ongoing review of specialist therapies. The role also involves interpreting diagnostic results, identifying clinical risks, and escalating concerns appropriately to ensure timely intervention. A strong focus is placed on patient education, including supporting individuals to understand their condition, treatment plans, and self-management strategies, alongside providing emotional support at key stages of their care pathway.
The nurse acts as a patient advocate, ensuring that care is individualised, clearly communicated, and delivered with compassion. They maintain effective communication with patients, families, and the wider healthcare team, upholding high standards of documentation, confidentiality, and clinical governance.
In addition, the role contributes to the day-to-day operational running of the Medical Day Care Unit, supporting service development, quality improvement initiatives, and audit activity. The postholder provides guidance and support to junior staff, promotes effective team working, and participates in clinical and operational meetings to ensure continuous service improvement. They also support the appropriate use of resources, ensuring patients have equitable access to treatments, equipment, and relevant support service
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.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
