Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-E-258030
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rosie Hospital - Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 p.a pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/01/2026
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Clinic 24
Band 5
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity to join the small and friendly team in Clinic 24, the Early Pregnancy and Emergency Gynaecology Unit within the Rosie Hospital, Cambridge.
This clinic offers a 7-day service to women in early pregnancy and to those requiring emergency outpatient gynaecological care. You will be expected to participate in weekend and on-call shifts and be able to cross-cover across all three gynaecology areas as and when required.
This is a part-time Band 5 Staff Nurse role working within a very busy Unit where the successful applicant will be able to develop specialist skills to work both autonomously and collaboratively in the triage and assessment of women attending Clinic 24. You will work closely with members of the MDT and the obstetric ultrasound department.
Main duties of the job
We are searching for a Registered Nurse with an interest in Women’s Health.
You will use transferable skills as well as develop new skills to ensure the ability to undertake excellent clinical care in an outpatient setting, looking after women attending with early pregnancy complications or emergency gynaecology.
You will be a team player with excellent communication skills. You will ideally be proficient in skills such as venepuncture & cannulation and drug administration. You will be required to participate in the care of women attending for termination / miscarriage management. You will learn skills in triage and assessment both on the telephone and within the Unit, develop counselling skills in breaking bad news and knowledge in early pregnancy care.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) 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 CUH?
• 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
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29th December 2025
Interviews will be held on the 07th January 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
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Up to date professional revalidation portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Women’s Health Qualification
- Family Planning Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience
- Experience of taking responsibility for the provision and evaluation of care for a group of patients
- Good listening skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous gynaecology /surgical experience
- Previous experience of participating in audit and quality initiatives in the clinical area
- Ability to safely triage women coming through the gynaecology service each shift
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Interest in women’s health
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Well developed interpersonal skills
- Ability to show sensitivity in area of specialized clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Family planning knowledge
- Phlebotomy & cannulation
- Computer skills (EPIC eMR)
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Team Player
- Flexibility to work weekends and on-call shifts
- Prepared to care for women undergoing termination of pregnancy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Melissa Soer
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 348486
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