About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team as an OH Nurse Advisor.
There are currently two full-time posts available due to vacancy and internal promotion.
Based in the purpose-built OH building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, you will play a key role in supporting the health of staff working at Cambridge University Hospitals and external organisations.
You will be responsible for the provision of the full range of specialist Occupational Health services including a caseload of referrals, staff screening and outbreak contact tracing.
Main duties of the job
We're ideally looking for a nurse with previous experience of working in Occupational Health and either with or working towards an OH qualification.
The job involves case and screening management. Experience of undertaking management referral appointments is desirable.
Knowledge of triaging, staff immunisation and screening processes is helpful in addition to experience of shift lead duties and supervising direct reports.
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?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 18th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 26th October 2026.
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
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) Experience of line management of junior staff and also clinical and shift management in the absence of senior colleagues Experience of supervising and teaching junior colleagues Experience of utilising reflective practice Experience of MDT working and working alongside and with other departments
Desirable
Experience of undertaking management referrals Experience of Risk Assessment (individual) Wellbeing and Health Promotion experience Communicable disease, management and screening Post registration experience of at least 18 months within an busy clinical environment NHS experience
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 Knowledge of triage and case management processes An understanding of Public health and commonly transmissible diseases Infection control practice in a healthcare setting 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) Knowledge of the professional nursing agenda Knowledge of Occupational Health in the NHS, and its role in providing services to business Knowledge of contact tracing and case load management 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 Ability to communicate with and develop good working relationships with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, clients, and managers Able to work as part of a specialist OH team, accessing current specialist knowledge to provide evidence based clinical care Able to demonstrate practical application of health, safety and wellbeing in relation to own and client welfare Able to work within management referral triage process including assessment, referral, and discharge competence Ability to effectively contact trace on routine and urgent screening, results, tests and exposures o Able to motivate self and others to work Able to motivate self and others to work collaboratively and enthusiastically within a team Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload within predetermined timeframes Ability to be proactive, take initiative and liaise with senior staff and colleagues when required Able to identify problems and recommend and act upon solutions Able to give constructive feedback to others, providing supervision and guidance to colleagues Able to report effectively on a range of complex situations Work within clinical governance framework and OH strategy, Able to lead on the development of departmental standard operating procedures and clinical processes and contribute to the development of Trust policies and procedures. Able to participate in research, clinical audit and write departmental reports Willingness to adapt to change as the Department and Organisation develops Able to identify and address own learning needs to maintain current best practice and skills 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
Explore and evaluate solutions to make clinical decisions and recommendations Able to demonstrate practical application of public health in relation to staff health Committed to the development of junior staff and experience of line managing a junior team member Documentation and presentation skills Participation in the appraisal/PDP process BLS trained Committed to service and process improvement Assess situations and identify the root cause of a problem Effective management of equipment and resources 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 kind, safe and excellent. This behaviour is outlined on the final page of this person specification
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 F
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)