Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Matron/Theatre Manager

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Job summary

The post holder will play a key leadership role with clinical and managerial responsibility for Heatherwood Theatres at Frimley Health Foundation Trust.

They will be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided. As a trusted point of contact they will be easily identifiable to clients, service users, and staff providing strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, their families and carers.

Emphasis on the areas of Patient/Client Safety, Patient Experience, User engagement and Clinical Outcomes will be essential.

The post holder will be expected to have clinical responsibility for supporting the Head of Nursing in activities relating to the delivery of high quality services, including involvement in maintaining activity levels, managing service pressures and maintaining the highest standards of perioperative care.

They will lead on delegated projects on behalf of the Head of Nursing. They will provide support to the Head of Nursing on day to day operational issues, and deputise as deemed appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Providing clinical Leadership of the nursing and AHP workforce, finance control, operational management, clinical governance, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care, workforce development, staff engagement, service improvement and collaboratively working with multidisciplinary teams to achieve the Directorate and Trust strategic objectives

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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Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,888 to £64,880 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-ES74

Job locations

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical leadership, management of resources, delivery of high quality care, human resources management, training and development of staff, performance management, service improvement and safeguarding

See attached job description for exhaustive responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical leadership, management of resources, delivery of high quality care, human resources management, training and development of staff, performance management, service improvement and safeguarding

See attached job description for exhaustive responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC/HCPC Registration
  • Educated to degree level, working towards or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of on-going professional development in a relevant nursing field of practice, to master's or equivalent levelised leadership development training
  • Recognised leadership development training or qualification

Desirable

  • Educated to master's degree level

Experience

Essential

  • Significant theatre experience at senior clinical/managerial level in an acute setting
  • Experience of working as a clinical leader, managing diverse teams
  • Proven leadership and management

Desirable

  • In-depth experience in a variety of hospital units
  • Involvement in clinical audit and or research

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Clinical expert in relevant field of practice
  • IT literate
  • budgetary management
  • Understanding of role in relation to wider hospital pressures and organisational objectives
  • Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management.
  • Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices and current professional issues.

Desirable

  • Teaching and assessing skills
  • Counselling skills.
  • Research Audit skills
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC/HCPC Registration
  • Educated to degree level, working towards or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of on-going professional development in a relevant nursing field of practice, to master's or equivalent levelised leadership development training
  • Recognised leadership development training or qualification

Desirable

  • Educated to master's degree level

Experience

Essential

  • Significant theatre experience at senior clinical/managerial level in an acute setting
  • Experience of working as a clinical leader, managing diverse teams
  • Proven leadership and management

Desirable

  • In-depth experience in a variety of hospital units
  • Involvement in clinical audit and or research

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Clinical expert in relevant field of practice
  • IT literate
  • budgetary management
  • Understanding of role in relation to wider hospital pressures and organisational objectives
  • Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management.
  • Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices and current professional issues.

Desirable

  • Teaching and assessing skills
  • Counselling skills.
  • Research Audit 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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Nursing Theatres/Anaesthetics

Elizabeth Musarurwa

elizabeth.musarurwa@nhs.net

07823552178

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,888 to £64,880 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-ES74

Job locations

Heatherwood Hospital

Brook Avenue

Ascot

SL5 7GB


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