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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together- safe, kind, excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Contact

Address: Addenbrooke's Hospital; Hills Road; Cambridge; CB2 0QQ
Contact Number: 01223 245151

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Open

Ref: 180-E-257265-RE Vacancy ID: 7614779

Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal ICU

Accepting applications until: 21-Dec-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 21-Dec-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
Tref: Cambridge
Cod post: CB2 0QQ
Major / Minor Region: Cambridgeshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

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Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (23 to 37.5 hours per week - Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered)

Salary

Cyflog: £38,682 - £46,580 p.a. pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Neonatal Services

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Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 December 2025

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 5 January 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

First Level registration (part 1, 8, 12 or 15)
Post registration experience neonatal critical care qualification
Safeguarding children Level 1, 2 and 3 training
Teaching/ assessing qualification\ mentoring course
NLS course

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of degree level study
ENP course

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Minimum of 1 years’ experience at band 5 QIS in a level 2 or 3 neonatal unit
Continuing experience as a mentor to student and learners
Experience of ward management/ shift co-ordinating
Familiar with neonatal inter hospital transfer
Experience of undertaking appraisals

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience in the care of neonates requiring surgical treatment

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

To display professional knowledge and understanding within own practice
To have a depth of contemporary neonatal nursing knowledge, integrating theory and practice
To have a contemporary knowledge of professional nursing strategy
An overall understanding of neonatal care

Meini prawf dymunol

Willingness to acquire further skills and knowledge relevant to a band 6 post
Leadership course

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Competent to care for all levels of infants in a safe and effective manner without direct supervision
Able to carry the neonatal crash bleep and attend deliveries as an active member of the resuscitation team
Ability to transfer babies internally unsupervised
To work well under pressure and during time of high activity
To effectively manage and co-ordinate an area/shift
To work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team
Excellent communication and decision making skills

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of caring for infants requiring INO and high frequency oscillation or evidence of other specialist neonatal treatments and conditions

Additonal Requirements

Meini prawf hanfodol

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Calm and understanding approach
Personal integrity and reliability
Maintaining a neat and tidy appearance
Demonstrate ability to manage time and prioritise effectively
Willingness to assist with other duties as required
To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.