Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-AS-06
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £79,163 - £90,880 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/03/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Head of Perioperative Services
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master's Degree in Nursing, Leadership, Management or relevant subject or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience
- Current NMC or HCPC professional registration
- Leadership qualification or clear evidence of equivalent experience
- Teaching/Assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Formal training or qualification in service improvement, quality improvement or transformation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum two years experience at senior practitioner level, B8a or above, in an acute trust
- Proven track record of improving patient focused care, safety and outcomes
- Experience leading, implementing and evaluating major strategic change
- Strong knowledge and evidence of leading clinical governance, NHS policy, regulatory requirements and operational excellence
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of delivering recognised quality improvement programme e.g. GIRFT, accreditation.
- Experience working within or leading services in elective hubs or multi-site perioperative environments
- Experience in developing or implementing new clinical roles, advanced practice or innovative workforce models
- Experience in research involvement, evaluation or supporting the adoption of evidence based practice
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Experience managing large teams of staff, their performance, development and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Experience managing complex HR cases, including sickness and disciplinary processes
- Experience of contributing to or leading service transformation and delivery of Trust-wide priorities
- Demonstration excellent understanding finance management, efficiencies, procurement and resource optimisation
- Ability to support the development of new roles and advanced practice
- Highly developed problem-solving, negotiation, analytical and communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of national policy issues relevant to perioperative services, theatres, productivity and elective recovery
- Skilled in change management, including qualification in quality improvement methodology
- Demonstrated success in developing shared governance structures or similar professional engagement models
- Demonstrated leadership in improving national staff survey results or culture-improvement initiatives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suzy Armstrong
- Job title
- Division Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584 114621
- Additional information
Please feel free to contact me if you would like further information or to arrange an informal visit
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