Head of Perioperative Services | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £79,163 - £90,880 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Slough, SL2 4HL |
| Cwmni: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7850433/151-AS-06 |
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At Frimley Health, we are committed to delivering outstanding patient care and supporting our people to thrive. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to become our Head of Perioperative Services and Heatherwood Elective Hub—a key leadership role shaping the future of our surgical services.
You will provide professional, clinical, operational and strategic leadership across Frimley Park, Wexham Park and Heatherwood, offering visible leadership across all sites. Working as part of the directorate leadership quad, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Nursing for Surgery and Critical Care, Deputy Division Director of Operations and the Clinical Director to drive clinical excellence, workforce planning, financial performance, GIRFT compliance and operational delivery. You will also oversee theatre governance cross‑site, with lead responsibility for clinical governance at Heatherwood Hospital.
Applicants must hold current NMC or HCPC registration and be educated to master’s level (or equivalent experience), with substantial leadership experience at Band 8a or above in an acute trust. Strong knowledge of perioperative care, theatre productivity, professional standards, governance and NHS operational frameworks is essential.
If you are an inspiring, forward‑thinking clinical leader with the ambition to influence perioperative care at scale and improve patient outcomes, we would welcome your application.
• Lead and manage perioperative services and theatre teams across all three sites.
• Lead on ensuring safe, high‑quality clinical care, positive patient experience and lead on governance and risk management.
• Drive theatre productivity, efficiency, GIRFT and service improvements.
• Line management and oversee workforce planning, recruitment and staff development and performance across theatres & Pre-Operative Assessment.
• Hold budget responsibility for non‑medical theatre staffing, resources and cost improvement opportunities.
• Support strategic planning, service redesign and Trust‑wide initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and act as a Trust ambassador.
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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Lead and manage perioperative services and theatres across all three hospital sites, ensuring safe, high‑quality clinical care.
Provide visible professional leadership to nursing, ODP and AHP teams, including line‑managing theatre matrons and Pre-Op Assessment team.
Oversee theatre productivity, GIRFT compliance, service transformation and improvement initiatives.
Ensure robust clinical governance, risk management, patient‑experience monitoring and incident/complaints processes.
Hold responsibility for budgets, workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development.
Support strategic planning, quality strategies and integration of multidisciplinary teams.
Communicate effectively across the Trust, acting as an ambassador and presenting complex information to teams.
Participation in the on-call silver rota
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026