Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Head of Nursing (Cardiology, Respiratory & Renal)

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Job 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 the Deputy 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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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Date posted

27 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,653 to £77,094 a year On call for silver

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-HS

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

SLOUGH

SL2 4HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information and responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications: Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration. Master's Degree / working to completion of master's degree or equivalent. Recognised leadership or management qualification or significant equivalent experience. Evidence of continuous professional development through CPD.

Desirable

Qualifications: Non Medical Prescribing

Experience

Essential

Experience : Substantial experience at a senior level in the required specialty area, with a significant period at Band 8a. Significant operational & budget experience at Senior level. Proven Clinical experience relating to fields of responsibility and an autonomous practitioner/leader. Ability to clearly evidence continuous quality improvement. Robust patient safety and clinical governance knowledge and experience. Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up to date knowledge of nursing policy and strategy.

Desirable

Cardiology experience Embedded knowledge / and or experience of advanced clinical practice (ACP)

Skills

Essential

Skills: IT Skills Highly developed written communication skills.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications: Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration. Master's Degree / working to completion of master's degree or equivalent. Recognised leadership or management qualification or significant equivalent experience. Evidence of continuous professional development through CPD.

Desirable

Qualifications: Non Medical Prescribing

Experience

Essential

Experience : Substantial experience at a senior level in the required specialty area, with a significant period at Band 8a. Significant operational & budget experience at Senior level. Proven Clinical experience relating to fields of responsibility and an autonomous practitioner/leader. Ability to clearly evidence continuous quality improvement. Robust patient safety and clinical governance knowledge and experience. Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up to date knowledge of nursing policy and strategy.

Desirable

Cardiology experience Embedded knowledge / and or experience of advanced clinical practice (ACP)

Skills

Essential

Skills: IT Skills Highly developed written communication skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

SLOUGH

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

SLOUGH

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)