Bank OH Nurse Advisor

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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)

Detailed job description and main 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 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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 criteria

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 criteria

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 criteria

Experience of undertaking management referrals

Wellbeing and Health Promotion experience

Substantial post registration experience within a busy clinical environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

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 criteria

Knowledge of risk management processes (health and safety and individual)

Working knowledge of health and safety regulations

Skills

Essential criteria

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 criteria

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 criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Ailsa Bowring

Job title

Head of Service

Email address

View email address on careers.cuh.nhs.uk

Telephone number

View phone number on careers.cuh.nhs.uk

Additional information

Kerry Shepherd, Operational Project Lead on View phone number on careers.cuh.nhs.uk or via email to View email address on careers.cuh.nhs.uk