Nursing Manager - Cardiac Ward

CompanySpire Healthcare Group plc

LocationSouthampton, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/13/2026

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Job Description

Nursing Manager - Cardiac Ward | Private Hospital | Full Time, Permanent 37.5 hrs | Southampton

Spire Southampton have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nursing manager to join the cardiac ward. The Nursing Manager will be responsible for clinical, professional, commercial and management for the cardiac ward, including all clinical and staff governance issues. You will provide excellent clinical and managerial leadership and appropriate advice and support to other colleagues in the department as well as supporting the Director of Clinical Services in the overall management and leadership of the healthcare environment.

Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.

Duties And Responsibilities

Lead the service to deliver against Spire key performance indicators, ensuring the efficient and safe running of the department

Lead by example, acting as a positive role model for all colleagues, promoting team working and managing the department skill mix to deliver clinically effective, high quality, safe person centred care. Apply appropriate workforce tools and contribute to workforce planning for the department

Facilitate and create an environment that supports assessment and learning of all colleagues, providing mentorship and clinical supervision, to enable all team members to continuously update, develop and implement current knowledge and skills to meet evolving service requirements

Line management and leadership of the in-patient services team including recruitment, induction, mandatory training, identification of learning and development needs through performance review and personal development planning, matters of discipline and grievance. Responsible for maintenance of staff personal files ensuring these are complete and up to date e.g. annual leave, training, sickness and any other absence

Resolve and manage complaints and patient feedback in line with Spire Policy. Understand and share the learning points emerging from patient feedback, developing and delivering action plans to enhance the delivery of the service and driving improvements in patient / carers experience

Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the GDPR and Spire Policies

Seek and employ innovative methods of improving service delivery in line with the Regulatory Requirements, aiming towards achieving rating of Good and Outstanding

Adhere to all relevant healthcare standards and manage issues of governance and risk effectively

To ensure that effective systems are in place to manage stocks according to financial instructions, efficient utilisation, intelligent ordering and to work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure compliance with the above

Ensure all audits/reviews of the departments and their performance are undertaken and implement and complete action plans in response to findings

Working in line with the Business Development Team, develop the service and deliver against targets. This will include attracting Consultants to the service

Promote and maintain a close working relationship with external organisations to ensure standardisation and sharing of best practice

To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice

Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post

Who We Are Looking For

You will be an experienced clinical Manager, with experience in a Cardiac ward
NMC registered
Clinical leadership course is desirable but not essential
You will have competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration and additional training

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Combination of shifts across a 37.5 hour week - Full-time. Mon-Sun dependent on needs of the business. Predominantly business hours with flexibility

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on charlotte.oliver@spirehealthcare.com

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

About Us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.