Deputy Head of Nursing (Cardiology, Respiratory & Renal) | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £66,653 - £77,094 On call for silver |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 December 2025 |
| Location: | SLOUGH, SL2 4HL |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7623889/151-HS-42 |
Summary
Would you like to join a Directorate and team who recently received ‘outstanding’ from the CQC? Are you an experienced senior nurse with a passion for cardio-respiratory care and a drive for outstanding patient care? We are seeking an exceptional and visible clinical leader to join our organisation as theDeputy Head of Nursing for Cardiology, Respiratory and Renal.
Frimley Health Foundation Trust has cross site cardiorespiratory services at both Wexham Park and Frimley Park hospital sites including cardiac catheter labs, cardiac investigation units, medical acute dependency units (respiratory) and a day case ambulatory renal unit at Frimley.
This is a pivotal leadership role for an enthusiastic, innovative, and motivated nursing professional with a strong leadership background supported by a proven track record in leading high-performing teams. As Deputy Head of Nursing, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of wards, ambulatory services, specialist teams, and acute pathways.
• Opportunities for leadership development and continued professional growth.
• The chance to shape and develop services include high-quality cardiology / respiratory and medical services.
• A supportive, visible and forward-thinking senior leadership team.
• Bespoke orientation to support transitioning in the role and/or organisation.
You will champion quality, patient safety, and workforce wellbeing, ensuring our services deliver consistently excellent, compassionate care. Working closely with the Divisional and Directorate triumvirate, and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will drive service improvement, deliver robust clinical governance structures, and ensure the Trust Quality Priorities are delivered across services.
As a senior leader participating in the Silver on call rota forms part of this role.
We are looking for a dynamic leader who embodies our Trust values and behaviours, inspires others, and role-models professional excellence. If you are committed to innovation, high standards, and empowering nursing teams to thrive, we would love to hear from you.
As part of the Directorate leadership team, to provide visibility. leadership and strategic direction and to have responsibility for a cohort of medical areas across Frimley Health. To ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, effective, harm free person-centred care consistent with the Trust values, organisational ambitions using available resources effectively and efficiently, and supporting achievement of the Trust’s vision and values. The post holder will act as the deputy delegated lead for safety, quality and patient experience, responsible for development and application of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information and responsibilities of this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025