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Elysium Healthcare

Lead Nurse (maternity cover)

£59,214 a year

  • Warrington
  • Full time

Found by HiredNow AI on 8 Oct 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the role

Salary: £59,214 a year

Are you a Senior Nurse Leader looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? As a Lead Nurse you will provide senior visible clinical leadership to the hospital wide nursing team. You will promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all service users, employees and visitors. You will ensure that standards of patient care are always maintained within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation. You will be a line manager to some of the experienced ward managers within the hospital, supporting with the day-to-day management of the nursing department. You will play a fundamental part in maintaining high standards and developing the service to reach its full potential. As a senior member of the nursing team, you will have experience within a similar setting from the NHS and/or Private Care. You will lead and guide a team of nurses to provide exceptional care.

This temporary Lead Nurse position at Elysium Healthcare is a maternity cover role based in Warrington. The role involves providing senior clinical leadership and safeguarding the well-being of service users, employees, and visitors. The Lead Nurse will manage experienced ward managers and ensure care standards are upheld. The role requires experience in NHS or Private Care, participating in senior on-call arrangements, and contributing to hospital governance processes. The responsibilities include promoting multidisciplinary work, managing resources within budget, supervising senior nurses, and liaising with customers and contracts. Essential qualifications include a Post Graduate healthcare degree, management qualification, NMC registration, and clinical and leadership experience.

Are you a Senior Nurse Leader looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be?

Apply at Elysium Healthcare