Role description
Job summary
The East of England Neurosurgery Network (EoE NN) is hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and is the region's sole Neurosurgery Clinical Network. It was launched in October 2023, and it operates under the motto "Collaborating in Cranial Excellence". Its triple aim is to improve quality, reduce inequalities, and to improve value of neurosurgical management across the eastern region.
Main duties of the job
The position is full-time 37.5 hours/week; hybrid working is encouraged and reasonable occasional travel expenses are provided for ad-hoc travel across the East of England which can be flexible to your schedule
As East of England Neurosurgery Network Specialist Nurse, you will join a team of colleagues committed to quality improvement in cranial neurosurgery across the eastern region. The post holder will receive formal training in project management via PRINCE2 accreditation (PRINCE2 with Agile Foundation +/- Practitioner). To encourage clinical development, we will also facilitate appropriate clinical experience in neurosurgery
In collaboration with the EoE NN team, you will take a lead on the following 2026/7 workstreams:
- Patient engagement
(utilising a co-design approach with identified partners and receiving training in experience-based co-design, EBCD)
- Training
(facilitating a pre-designed programme of neurosurgical education for non-specialist healthcare workers)
This post represents a unique opportunity for a mid-career nurse to take an active role in a regional funded quality improvement initiative (EoE NN), whilst also further developing clinical skills across relevant sub-specialties of neurosurgery
We encourage all interested colleagues to join our webinar (12.30pm on Thurs 17th Sept 2026) to learn more about the EoE NN and the offered roles. Contact Kitti Czegledi for joining details or to access the recording kitti.czegledi1@nhs.net
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.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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.
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
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st September 2026
Interviews are due to be held in 29th September 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
- Registered nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Post-registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
- Ability to drive or travel as required (adjustments can be made for candidates with a disability)
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree
- Formal project management
- certification (such as PRINCE2)
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience at Band 6 or above
- prioritising, planning and organising own tasks
- working within guidelines
- experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Some experience working within multiple Trusts
- Some experience of facilitating a Working Group
- Familiarity with common patient outcome metrics (such as length of stay, LoS)
- Experience of using EPIC
- Data entry experience and documentation
- Experience of project management
- Experience of in/formal teaching
- NHS experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (telephone, email, face-to-face)
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and/or patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
- Effective interpersonal skills; negotiate effectively, influence others positively, act as a role model
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Documentation, audit, and presentation skills
- Willing to drive or travel around the East of England on an ad-hoc basis, occasionally working from a laptop/hot desk
Desirable
- Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
- Leadership Skills
- Reasonable IT skills, including familiarity working with data entry systems such as Microsoft Excel
- Ability to travel around the country to meetings, as required (rarely)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner, at all times, in accordance with the relevant professional Codes of Conduct
- Capable of developing positive working relationships with other organisations across the region
- 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.
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.
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 D
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB20QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk
