Escalation Lead Nurse Ealing Hospital Cross Division (Winter)

Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join Ealing Hospital for the winter months to support with flow of patients and expedite discharges. This post will be cross divisional, working with both Medicine, Emergency and Therapy (MET) and Surgery and St Marks (SSTM) wards at Ealing Hospital. The post holder will provide visible leadership in relation to safe and timely discharge and flow of patients through the medical wards. The post holder will be supporting patient flow, capacity management, and reducing corridor care by expediting and facilitating patient discharge while ensuring quality patient care and dignity is maintained.

The Escalation Lead Nurse will work closely with ward managers, matrons, operational teams, site teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient pathways, manage escalation pressures, and support effective utilisation of beds and resources across the Ealing Site.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinate patient flow and bed management to support timely admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Provide clinical leadership in relation to patient discharge during periods of increased operational pressure.
• Work collaboratively with Site Management, Discharge Teams, Matrons, and Clinical Leads.
• Support the delivery of Trust performance targets, including emergency flow and reducing length of stay on both medical and surgical wards.
• Act as a role model, mentor, and support for discharge practitioners and ward nurses.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and operational developments across the division.

About us
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.

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Details
Closing date: 18 November 2026
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year inclusive of HCAS pro rata per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 337-NP-1098SM
Job locations: Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Essential qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Teaching Course, and experience of teaching and assessing

Desirable qualifications

• Course and/or experience in Quality Improvement Project

Essential knowledge and experience

• Experience in complex discharge planning within an acute hospital setting.
• Patient flow and bed management experience in an acute-care environment.
• IT literate and can effectively utilise EPR and systems to work and lead the team
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across MDT

Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
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For questions about the job, contact: Gill Burnell, Head of Nursing Medicine and Therapies Division, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

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