Deputy Head of Nursing - Surgical Specialities | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK429DJ |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7789814/418-NUR9814-MR |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced senior nurse to join our surgical nursing leadership team. Covering Critical Care, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Colorectal, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Vascular Surgery this is a fast paced, dynamic and highly varied role.
With a supportive and compassionate leadership style, you will oversee a variety of inpatient and outpatient services in delivering excellent quality care and patient experience.
You will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing, General Managers and Clinical Directors for each of our service line specialties to assist in the development of strategy, goals and objectives to enable our teams to deliver effective and efficient care.
• Ensure the smooth and safe day-to-day operation of nursing services within the group, maintaining high standards of staff and patient experience.
• Provide visible operational leadership, offering guidance, support, and direction to staff across the group.
• Collaborate with the Head of Nursing to implement patient pathways with clinical staff, ensuring best practice is followed and progress is made toward achieving access standards and required milestones.
• Work closely with colleagues to address complaints and incidents in a timely and appropriate manner. Ensure that the lessons learned are embedded, and that necessary safety actions are taken across clinical service lines.
• Partner with the Head of Nursing and Matrons to ensure budgets are managed in accordance with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions. Collaborate with the Finance lead, taking corrective actions where necessary to address performance variances and incorporate recommendations from internal and external audits.
• Focus on the continuous improvement of both the performance and financial position of clinical service lines, embedding systems to monitor performance against objectives and quality targets, ensuring that the service continues to strengthen.
• Lead by example, acting as an ambassador for the Trust, championing its values, and upholding the highest standards of behaviour and compassion for colleagues.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Please see attached job description for full details of the role, including key responsibilities and duties
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026