Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Matron for Clinical Education – Theatres, Surgery and Elective Centre
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical education leader to join the STACC Directorate in a senior Band 8A role. The post holder will provide leadership for clinical education and workforce development across Theatres, Surgery, and the Elective Hub, supporting services across multiple sites.
The role is responsible for developing and delivering education programs that support high standards of patient care, professional practice, and staff development. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, the post holder will promote evidence-based practice, support workforce planning, and contribute to service improvement and transformation.
The post holder will lead practice development initiatives and ensure learning from incidents, audits, and patient feedback is embedded into everyday practice. They will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance, enhancing patient safety, and developing a skilled and sustainable workforce.
This is a strategic leadership role that will drive a consistent and integrated approach to education while supporting the Directorate's quality and workforce objectives.
Main Duties of the Job
- Provide senior clinical education leadership across Theatres, Surgery, and the Elective Hub within the STACC Directorate
- Lead and coordinate workforce development, training programs, and competency frameworks.
- Drive practice development initiatives, including preceptorship and clinical learning environments
- Embed learning from incidents, complaints, and risk reviews into clinical practice
- Support governance and compliance through audits, monitoring, and reporting
- Line manage and provide professional leadership to the Clinical Education team
- Undertake training needs analysis for theatres and oversee delivery of education programs
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient safety and care quality
- Support development pathways for Bands 1–4 staff and contribute to apprenticeship and training initiatives
- Represent the Directorate in internal and external education and workforce forums
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.
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Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
This senior Band 8A role provides strategic and operational leadership for clinical education and workforce development across the STACC Directorate, including Theatres, Surgery, and the Elective Hub. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring high-quality, standardized education and practice development across multiple sites, supporting a workforce of approximately 500 staff and coordinating student learning.
Key responsibilities include leading and managing the Clinical Education team; delivering and overseeing education and training programs; driving practice development and competency frameworks; embedding learning from incidents, complaints, and clinical risk reviews; and supporting governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
The role also involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, education providers, and corporate functions to improve patient safety, workforce capability, and quality of care, while contributing to service improvement and transformation across the Directorate.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Registered NMC/AHP Practitioner
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- PG Certificate in Education
- Teaching qualification, e.g., ENB 997/998, Mentorship/SLIPs
- SIM Facilitator course or experience
- BSc/BA Degree healthcare related
- Exposure to Practice Development, preceptorship, and Learning environment
Desirable Criteria
- Counselling skills experience
Experience
Essential Criteria
- Operating Theatre or Surgical multi-site working experience
- Experience of course design, lesson planning, and reviewing poor performance
Desirable Criteria
- Good understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda
- In-depth experience in a variety of hospital units.
Professional and Functional Experience
Essential Criteria
- Exposure to working at the interface between the hospital and the prehospital environment
- Ability to implement post-incident investigations
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About Us
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 organizational 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 £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m 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 helping 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, saving 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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