Job summary
- Main area
- Bank PICU Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-SBR-PICU-NURSE-B5
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CUH - Staff Bank Services
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank PICU Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?
Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to register reliable, hardworking individuals who would thrive in a busy Paediatric Intensive Care unit, working as a Band 5 Nurse caring for children from 0 – 16 years of age with a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions/illnesses who require high dependency or intensive care.
You will care for children and their families as part of a large multidisciplinary team. The PICU accepts admissions from the wards and ED at CUH as well as from across all of the District General Hospitals in the Eastern region via the PaNDR retrieval service. We are also the regional trauma centre.
Previous experience of Intensive care or high dependency nursing is essential. You will be well supported clinically by the PICU Senior Team when on shift.
Interviews will be held on - TBC
Main duties of the job
The workers will be responsible for competently providing safe and effective care, without supervision, to critically ill children requiring high dependency nursing intervention (Level 1 Dependency) and care to the Level 2 and 3 Dependency patients under the supervision of a registered nurse who is qualified in specialty. Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To participate in the supervision and teaching of unqualified and qualified staff, including basic and/or post basic students.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
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.
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.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
• As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
The closing date for this advert is the 19 October 2025
Interviews date TBC
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.
Person specification
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To be willing to undertake training as Practice Supervisor/Assessor as required by your Line Manager.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind and excellent. This behaviour is outlined on the final page of this person specification
- Evidence of effective communication skills
- Evidence of a forward thinking work philosophy
Desirable criteria
- Advanced computer skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent to care for children and their families in a safe and effective manner without direct supervision
- Advocate of paediatric nursing
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in research and audit projects
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of professional issues
- Evidence of up to date paediatric nursing skills and knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Current knowledge of research developments in paediatric nursing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering evidenced based nursing care without supervision, to children in an acute hospital setting
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of experience in high dependency or critical care areas
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registration RSCN/RN(Child) (part 8 or 15) or First level registration in Adult Nursing (RN) and significant experience in paediatric nursing
- Child Protection training
Desirable criteria
- Advanced level child protection training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Relevant teaching and assessing course/ mentorship course/Qualification as Practice Supervisor/Assessor
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Hardwick
- Job title
- Senior Sister PICU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 256060
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