Hospital Clinical Nursing Manager

Hospital Clinical Nursing Manager 

Cromwell Vets – Huntingdon Area 

 Our Hospital CNM is moving on to an exciting new opportunity, and while she will be hugely missed, we are looking forward to welcoming the right person into this important role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse leader to make a real impact within a busy, supportive and progressive hospital team.

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, our Branch CNM, and the wider Linnaeus Nursing Community to support outstanding patient care and consistent nursing standards across our busy 24-hour hospital and six sites.

You will:

• 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 identifying and addressing workflow, communication or capacity issues to keep the hospital running smoothly day to day
• Maintain and develop SOPs 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
• Work clinically alongside your team, leading by example every shift

About You — Essential Requirements

We are looking for someone with strong leadership experience who enjoys supporting and developing teams while maintaining high clinical standards.

You must have:

• 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 support operational efficiency and problem solving within a clinical setting
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, including the ability to handle challenging conversations professionally
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with the ability to balance clinical and managerial responsibilities effectively

Working Pattern

• Full-time: 40 hours per week over 5 days
• Weekends on a rota, with time off in lieu
• 24/7 continuity of care supported by our dedicated night team

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (starting from £36,500)
• 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

Why Cromwell?

We’re a long-established, community-focused practice with a loyal client base, strong staff retention, and a genuinely supportive team culture. We have six sites across the Huntingdon area, a main hospital, a varied caseload, and a veterinary team that values and respects its nurses.

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of nursing at Cromwell while working within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact on patient care, team culture and nursing standards, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to become our next Hospital Clinical Nursing Manager.