Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time/Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-C-258055
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division C
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 p.a pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/11/2026
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
To provide High standard level of care to patient in Addenbrooke’s Emergency department in their different stages in life and of health.
In ED we see a variety of patients from different specialties which provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills in a wide variety of patients and their presentations. When working in ED, RN’s are expected to work in different areas of the department, from Minors, Majors ambulant, Majors trolley, triage, Resus. In ED no 2 days are the same.
Working with a varied scope of patients and its different specialties, also allows you to collaborate with different areas/wards/SDEC in the Trust
Main duties of the job
In ED we have a training plan in place to fully support RN’s when they join the department, so that they grow and develop theirs skills in a planned and supported way. These trainings will provide you with the necessary skills to become a efficient and pro-active Nurse.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) 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.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. 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.
Why choose CUH?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
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.
This vacancy will close on 25th Oct 26
Interviews will be held on the 06 Nov 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
- Preceptorship completed
Desirable criteria
- ILS provider
- Practice assessor provider
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in Acute setting
- Experience in utilising Reflective Practice
- Clinical supervision
- Experience in Face-to-Face nursing care delivery
Desirable criteria
- Previous ED Experience as RN
- Previous Trauma care experience
- Shift management experience
- NHS Experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area
- Health and Safety awareness
- Quality issues and Clinical Governances
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
- Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of risk management procedure
- An understanding of the professional nursing agenda
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Oral and IV Medication competent
- Practice assessor
- Venepuncture and cannulation competent
- Male and Female urinary catheter management experience
- Proven verbal and written communication
- Skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives
- Practical application of Trust documentation standards
- Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager/219/NIC
- Problem solving skills in acutely clinical setting
- Time management
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
- Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
- Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with Epic system
- Able to deliver trauma care
- Able to look after patient clinically unwell
- Ability to induct and orientate new staff to clinical area and to identify the key learning needs of less experienced staff(
- Practical skills teaching
- Able to demonstrate practical application of health and safety in relation to acuity and patient/nurse ratio
- Effective management of equipment and resources
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
- Goncalo Cruz
- Job title
- Emergency Department Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 586879
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