Bank OH Nurse AdvisorNHS
Job summary
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.
Job description
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 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.
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?
- 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)