Job Overview
Be part of something extraordinary. Frimley Park Hospital is being reimagined as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious healthcare projects. This isn’t just a rebuild — it’s a revolution in care, sustainability, and innovation.
We’re creating a digitally enabled, future-proof hospital that puts patients and staff first, with cutting‑edge facilities, green spaces, and flexible design.
We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to drive forward a major transformation programme within our New Hospital Programme.
As Associate Director of Nursing within the Frimley New Hospital Programme, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of patient care. Leading nursing input into service transformation, you will collaborate with senior clinical and operational leaders to design and implement best practice and innovation for our new hospital and retained/expanded estate at other sites.
Join us and help shape the future of healthcare. Leave a legacy that lasts.
Main duties of the job
* To propose, evaluate, plan and organise the provision of nursing, midwifery and AHP services to be provided in the new hospital and associated developments.
* Responsible for substantial financial aspects that relate to nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce within the £1.9 billion new hospital business cases.
* To provide leadership and professional advice support and guidance to the senior FHFT NHP team.
* To be a visible professional role model providing strong, facilitative and effective clinical leadership for high quality care.
* To collaborate and communicate effectively with the national leadership team for the new hospital programme and to work with peers in other schemes to share learning and best practice.
* Work collaboratively with Workforce team to analyse and update workforce plans and requirements of departments taking account of corporate strategy and national trends and develop a Workforce Strategy to meet future needs.
* To develop, plan and organise testing of new roles and models of care using the available technologies and utilise learning to inform the business cases.
* Lead on professional policy making and strategic development of nursing, midwifery and AHP related services. Ensure that corporately agreed policies, strategies and priorities are reflected in developing services and within models of care in the new hospital.
Working for our organisation
Visa Sponsorship
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
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
Please find attached the job description and person specification for detail information on the main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Diploma/Degree in Nursing/Health related subject.
* Educated to Masters level.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* FX Yellow belt.
Desirable criteria
* Teaching qualifications.
* FX Green belt.
Experience
Essential criteria
* A minimum of five years post registration experience.
* Previous experience at senior nursing level undertaking strategic developments and implementing new services.
* Experience of leading transition to new facilities.
* Ability to develop and introduce new methods of working, including monitoring and evaluating systems.
* Experience of multi‑professional team working.
* Record of successful large scale change management.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
* Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation, and externally both at regional and national level.
* Strong management, planning, and organisational ability.
* Evidence of professional leadership.
Desirable criteria
* Able to develop and compile business cases for capital and service Development.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100 million state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49 million Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10 million upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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