Job summary
We are looking to recruit an inspirational, innovative and dynamic nurse who is ready for the exciting challenge of a Band 7 Senior Sister / Charge Nurse to lead our dedicated Gastroenterology and Intestinal Failure team. The speciality is forward thinking and we are the leaders in the care of patients within the specialty. You would be working closely with the Psychologists, Consultants and Nutrition Nurse Specialists in providing a very high standard of care.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, develop and co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team to ensure an optimum level of safe and effective patient care within budgetary resources
• To assess care needs, to develop, to implement and evaluate programmes of care
• To be responsible for all aspects of staff management and recruitment in line with HR policy
• To participate in a full range of shifts, including Trust and Unit bleep holder rotas, ensuring a visible presence in the ward area
• To be responsible for all aspects of clinical governance and risk management within the ward area

About us
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.

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 Cambridge University Hospitals?

• 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 (road, rail and air)

Details
Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year (£49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 180-A-267203
Job locations: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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

However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 19 July 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 06 Aug 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 caf, 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

• Current and relevant registration on NMC Register
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate qualification
• Recent attendance on a leadership development programme
• Educated to degree level
• Additional clinical qualification
• Experience in either/or Gastroenterology/Intestinal failure / general surgery, Acute medicine care

Experience
Essential

• Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
• Demonstrable understanding of managing change
• Introduced evidence based practice

Desirable

• Previous experience of ward management

Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
• Good understanding of: - Clinical governance - Principles of lifelong learning - Workforce planning, recruitment and retention

Desirable

• Understand the Trust Clinical Governance agenda and how to apply to practice

Skills
Essential

• Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
• Highly developed communications skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
• Positive and effective team worker

Desirable

• Negotiation skills
• Writing and presentation skills
• Budget management experience

Additional Requirements
Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Ward U2, Carmen Jimenez Maqueda, carmen.jimenezmaqueda1@nhs.net