Registered Staff Nurse | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse who is committed to delivering safe, kind and excellent patient care? Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for enthusiastic registered nurses to join our multidisciplinary teams and help us provide high-quality, individualised and evidence-based care.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your nursing career within an acute hospital environment where you will be supported to build your clinical knowledge, strengthen your leadership skills and contribute to continuous improvement. 

As a Band 5 Registered Staff Nurse, you will assess patients’ individual needs, plan and evaluate their care, and work closely with patients, relatives, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team. You will be expected to deliver holistic, patient-focused care while respecting each person’s cultural, emotional and spiritual needs

You will provide skilled nursing care based on a comprehensive assessment of each patient’s needs. Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will develop and evaluate care plans, establish realistic goals and ensure that patients and their families are appropriately involved in decisions about care.

Effective communication will be central to your role. You will build professional and supportive relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues while helping to promote teamwork across the clinical area. You will maintain clear, accurate and timely records in accordance with Trust documentation standards and ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

You will also support the delivery of evidence-based practice by reflecting on your own clinical work, participating in research where appropriate and helping to apply relevant research findings within the clinical area.

 You will be encouraged to question practice constructively, contribute ideas and support improvements that enhance the safety, quality and experience of patient care

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 practice 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

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.

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

-    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

We are currently recruiting across a range of adult wards. Successful candidates will be allocated to a ward based on service needs and available vacancies across the Trust.

If successful, you will be placed in acentral recruitment pool for up to six monthswhile a suitable ward or clinic placement is identified. If an allocation cannot be secured within this period, your application may be withdrawn.

Interviews

All interviews for this role will be conducted face-to-face  and interview dates will be confirmed to candidates successful at shortlisting. Unfortunately, virtual interviews cannot be accommodated. If you are unable to attend your scheduled interview, please contact us as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be considered where feasible. Failure to notify us may result in your application being withdrawn.

Please note this vacancy has been capped. Once the limit is reached the vacancy will automatically close.

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026