Job summary

Do you have previous experience of working in Occupational Health?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Health team as a Band 6 OH Nurse Advisor.

We are looking to register reliable individuals with previous OH experience or transferable clinical experience which would allow for quick competency sign off for skills such as Immunisation Screening Questionnaires (ISQs), contact tracing / outbreak management, immunisations, sharps / splashes and blood taking. On site in-house training will be provided.

Experience of management referral appointments, health declarations and health surveillance recalls / screening is desirable but not essential.

We currently have two placements available - one Full Time (37.5 hours per week) and one Part Time (25 hours per week week). Flexibility may be possible with regards to hours. The placements are Monday to Friday only during core office hours 08:00-16:00 in our purpose-built OH and Wellbeing building (opposite Long Road Sixth Form College) on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The placement will be for a period of three months initially for July, August and September 2026.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Senior Nurse within a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Health professionals, providing a high-quality need based Occupational Health service to Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) and external organisations.

To be responsible for the provision of specialist Occupational Health clinical services and to advise employees on the prevention of ill health and other aspects of work-related health problems.

The nature of the job will occasionally require for you to travel off site, often with equipment, so independent mobility throughout East Anglia is essential. You will also be required to work outside contracted hours in the event of an outbreak or pandemic.

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
10 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

p.a. pro rata

Contract
Bank

Working pattern
Flexible working

Reference number
180-SB-267208-RE

Job locations
CUH - Staff Bank Services
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.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

The advert will close at midnight on 20 August 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 26 August 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 registration with NMC on part one or two of the Register
• Portfolio of evidence of continuing professional development relevant to nursing and role
• Certificate in OH nursing or relevant healthcare specialty

Desirable

• Degree or diploma in OH nursing
• Diploma or module in public health, infectious or respiratory diseases or other healthcare specialty
• SCPHN - OH
• Certificate level teaching qualification
• Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Proven delivery of evidence based clinical practice within OH environment or Proven delivery of evidence based clinical experience within a related specialty in an NHS environment
• Experience of case and screening management (relevant to OH/Current role)

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking management referrals
• Wellbeing and Health Promotion experience
• Substantial post registration experience within a busy clinical environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge within the OH clinical environment
• Working knowledge of staff immunisation and screening processes
• Management of Quality and safety issues and use of KPIs audit and clinical effectiveness and their application to Occupational Health and the improvement of services
• Awareness of the relevant risk databases and their application in practice
• Understanding and knowledge of information governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management processes (health and safety and individual)
• Working knowledge of health and safety regulations

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Leadership skills Proven skills in negotiation and the ability to read situations and respond accordingly
• Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
• Able to motivate self and others to work collaboratively and enthusiastically within a team
• Able to report effectively on a range of complex situations
• Willingness to adapt to change as the Department and Organisation develops
• Able to achieve competency in Department and Trust computer systems: Cority, Word, Outlook, Excel, calendar, PowerPoint, EPIC, DATIX, TRAC
• Able to identify limits of own knowledge and seek help appropriately

Desirable

• Committed to the development of junior staff and experience of line managing a junior team member
• Documentation and presentation skills
• BLS trained
• Committed to service and process improvement
• Assess situations and identify the root cause of a problem
• Change management skills

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address
CUH - Staff Bank Services
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Service
Ailsa Bowring
ailsa.bowring1@nhs.net
01223349393

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.