Data Coordinator

Job overview

We are looking for a friendly, adaptable and well organised person to join our Women’s and Children’s data team, with a key focus on supporting out Paediatric Intensive Care unit. Well-developed IT skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential. Previous experience in a hospital environment would be an advantage.

The post holder will support the data collection and submission of national and local databases, and work with individuals across the Division to produce data sets used for performance management, and governance purposes.

The post holder will work across 3 days a week (22.5 hours) and will be a job share with another data coordinator. A hybrid model of working from home and on-site working is possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on the delivery and maintenance of high quality IT systems, to collect and maintain patient clinical data for local and national databases and billing purposes. The post holder will work with divisional departments to collate and provide data. Furthermore, the post of data coordinator will support within the paediatric intensive care unit, supporting clinical and administrative staff with clinical data collection and the preparation of reports.

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.

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

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.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th September 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 28th 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 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.