Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional care in a fast-paced and innovative theatres environment? Whether you're an experienced HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or NMC Registered Nurse (RN), we have an opportunity for you to join our Theatre Team. We have vacancies for registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Anaesthetic Practitioners (RN(anaes) to join our team.

CUH Theatres, is one of the largest and most advanced perioperative care services in the UK. Our team of over 600 staff support 39 state-of-the-art theatres, including 22 in our Main Theatres alone, which are split across three specialist units. We deliver some of the most complex and life-changing procedures available, including neurosurgery, major trauma, specialist paediatrics, complex cancer and obstetric surgeries.

In 2024/25, we performed over 39,000 surgeries and are on track to maintain this level of surgical activity this year, reflecting both the scale and impact of our service. Working in our theatres means being part of a team that delivers across multiple complex specialties, making a real difference to patients from across the region and beyond.

Whether you're looking to grow your expertise or build a long-term career in perioperative care, CUH provides the platform and support to help you thrive. If you're ready to be part of something extraordinary, apply today and take the next step in your career with Cambridge University Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing safe and effective care for patients during the Perioperative period.
• To undertake the management of a defined clinical area in accordance with own competence and level of experience when required.
• To participate as an integral member of the theatre team.
• Participate in the supervision and training of students and junior staff.
• We are committed to developing our staff and offer outstanding educational opportunities, including the PGCert in core areas of perioperative care, as well as clear pathways for further academic and professional development up to Master's level. Whether you're looking to grow your expertise or build a long-term career in perioperative care, CUH provides the platform and support to help you thrive.
• If you're ready to be part of something extraordinary, apply today and take the next step in your career with Cambridge University Hospitals

Interviews will be held face to face at Addenbrookes on Monday 19th October, there will be no remote interview options available

About us
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

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

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.

All roles in the Trust include a mandatory 12-week training period. Therefore 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.

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.

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 date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 06 OCT 2026

Interviews will be held on the 19 OCT 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

• RN / ODA / ODP
• Evidence of continued professional development
• NMC or HCPC active registration
• Evidence of completed formal Anaesthetic training

Desirable

• Relevant Teaching and assessing qualification (or must be willing to work towards whilst in post)
• Relevant Teaching and assessing qualification (or must be willing to work towards whilst in post)

Experience
Essential

• Clinically current post qualification experience in Perioperative practice
• Relevant perioperative teaching and management experience required for senior Band 5 Practitioners (or equivalent)
• NHS experience

Desirable

• Evidence of supervision / mentoring of learners and junior staff
• Experience of managing a clinical area

Knowledge
Essential

• NMC code of conduct guidelines
• HCPC code of conduct guidelines

Desirable

• Awareness of NATSIPPS2 Surgical Safety checklist

Skills
Essential

• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Capable of working as an integral member of a team
• Capable of working as an integral member of a team
• Highly motivated
• Willing to develop perioperative practice
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleague need
• Evidence of anaesthetic practice

Desirable

• Willingness to accept alternative shift times
• Willingness to undertake additional roles
• Committed to the development of junior staff
• Evidence/examples of anaesthetic practice in multiple specialities eg. paeds, transplant, obs, thrombectomy etc.

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
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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:
Team Leader
Hannah Bresnan
hannah.bresnen1@nhs.net

Details
Date posted
25 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
p.a pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Flexible working

Reference number
180-A-258048

Job locations
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom

Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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