Hospital Clinical Nursing Manager

About the Role

This is a senior, hands-on leadership position combining meaningful clinical work with protected management time. You'll work closely with the Group Nursing Manager, Branch CNM, and the wider Linnaeus Nursing Community to drive outstanding patient care and consistent nursing standards across a busy 24-hour hospital and six satellite sites in the Huntingdon area.

Full-time, 40 hours per week over five days, with weekends on a rota and time off in lieu. You'll work clinically alongside your team every shift, leading by example while managing the broader operational and strategic priorities of the nursing department.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor RVNs, SVNs and PCAs, with direct line management of Lead Nurses
• Support the nursing rota across the hospital, ensuring robust cover, continuity of care and effective shift planning for a 24/7 environment
• Oversee surgical nursing across all theatre areas, supervising nursing teams during procedures and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and surgical technique
• Manage equipment oversight: ensuring all surgical and clinical equipment is serviced, maintained, fit for purpose, and that your team is trained to use it safely and confidently
• Drive hospital efficiency by proactively identifying and addressing workflow, communication or capacity issues
• Maintain and develop standard operating procedures that are consistently applied across all clinical areas
• Lead on governance, quality and clinical safety within nursing
• Support CPD planning, training and professional development across the team
• Maintain a consistent approach to drug and consumables ordering

Requirements

• Current RVN registration (RCVS)
• At least 5 years' post-registration experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a formal line management or leadership role
• Demonstrated experience managing or significantly contributing to rota planning in a busy clinical environment
• Strong surgical nursing background with experience supervising nursing teams in theatre
• Confidence in equipment management, including oversight, maintenance schedules and staff competency
• Proven ability to manage operational efficiency and identify where things aren't working
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to have difficult conversations when needed
• Collaborative, proactive approach and the ability to balance clinical and managerial priorities

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting from £36,500, dependent on experience
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• Paid professional membership fees
• Generous CPD allowance plus access to Linnaeus CPD programmes
• Training, support and clear progression opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff discount schemes
• Enhanced parental and sickness policies
• Cycle2Work, eyecare vouchers, flu jab voucher and buddy system

About the Practice

Cromwell Vets is a long-established, community-focused practice with a loyal client base and genuinely high staff retention. Operating six sites across the Huntingdon area with a main hospital, the practice offers a varied and interesting caseload in a culture that genuinely respects and values its nursing team. As part of Linnaeus, a forward-thinking partnership of primary care and referral veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland, you'll be part of a growing community of like-minded veterinary professionals committed to excellence and a better world for pets.