Chief Nursing Officer
King Edward VII’s Hospital | Bupa UKLondon | Executive Leadership Role
Salary: Competitive plus bonus
Contract: Permanent
Full-time- 37.5 hours, onsite
We make health happen
Bupa is seeking an exceptional Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to join the Executive Board at King Edward VII’s Hospital, one of the UK’s most prestigious independent hospitals.
This is a pivotal executive leadership role, providing professional accountabilities for all nursing and allied health practice across the hospital, and playing a central role in shaping the hospital’s strategic direction, quality agenda, and culture.
As Chief Nursing Officer, you will be a visible, values-led leader, championing clinical excellence, patient safety, and workforce engagement while ensuring the hospital continues to deliver outstanding care as activity and service demand increase.
Key responsibilities
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will:
- Provide executive leadership and professional accountability for nursing and allied health professionals across all clinical services
- Act as the CQC Registered Manager for the hospital site, ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements
- Lead and develop the nursing senior leadership team, including direct line management of senior nursing leaders and the governance function
- Oversee clinical governance, risk management, patient safety, and quality improvement, working closely with the Medical Director and Head of Governance
- Champion a just, inclusive and psychologically safe culture, where staff feel supported, valued, and empowered to raise concerns and drive improvement
- Lead workforce planning and development, ensuring the hospital is well-positioned to scale safely and sustainably while reducing reliance on agency staffing
- Act as executive lead for infection prevention and control, safeguarding, clinical education, and professional standards
- Contribute to corporate strategy, advising the Executive Team on service development, workforce design, and patient experience
- Build strong relationships with consultants, partners, and wider Bupa stakeholders to support service growth and clinical excellence
What success looks like
In this role, success will be demonstrated by:
- A highly engaged, motivated and stable nursing workforce
- Consistently high standards of patient care, safety, and experience
- Clear, transparent and well‑justified workforce and resource decisions
- Strong alignment between local governance and the wider Bupa framework
- A positive, inclusive culture where people feel supported through change
About you
You will be a credible, compassionate and confident executive leader, with a strong track record of leading nursing services at a senior level.
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) with evidence of ongoing professional development
- Significant experience in senior nursing leadership at board or sub‑board level within an acute hospital setting
- Proven experience of leading large-scale change, service transformation and cultural improvement
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and regulatory frameworks
- Ability to influence at executive level and provide clear, credible professional leadership
- Experience within private healthcare sector
Why join Bupa
At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. You’ll be joining a diverse and committed executive team, with the opportunity to shape the future of nursing leadership within one of the UK’s most respected healthcare organisations.
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
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King Edwards VII Hospital
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