# OH Senior Nurse Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/oh-senior-nurse-advisor/9304cde3-21bf-4b85-a40e-3ed22dddacf6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/oh-senior-nurse-advisor/9304cde3-21bf-4b85-a40e-3ed22dddacf6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (On site working in OH building with occasional work from home - Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T23:01:44.103Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Health/Occupational_Health-v8054790 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8054790?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Health (OH) and Wellbeing team as an OH Senior Nurse Advisor. You will play an important part in the work of the busy OH service by providing clinical, professional and managerial leadership for the team of registered nurses and technicians. The OH Senior Nurse Advisor will help to  ensure a professional, timely and efficient OH service to staff across Cambridge University Hospitals and external organisations. OH qualification and experience is essential but we may consider applicants that are working towards this. ### Main duties of the job To work alongside the existing OH Senior Nurse Advisors to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the wide range of clinical services provided by the OH nursing team. Including, but not limited to, management referrals, pre-employment screening, health surveillance and infectious incident contact tracing. This role includes nursing leadership for the Royal Papworth Hospital OH contract. To provide leadership, advice, support and line management to the OH nursing team. This will include recruitment, professional development plans, appraisals, sickness and performance management processes. To undertake clinical duties to encompass the full scope of OH nursing including management referral appointments and any new initiatives as they arise. To monitor Key Performance Indicators and investigate and address any service issues in a prompt manner, escalating as required. To develop new and update existing OH protocols, PGDs, procedures and policies to ensure they are evidence based and up to date and there is consistency in approach across the nursing team. To work closely with the OH Clinical Lead, Head of Service, Senior Lead Nurse and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), doctor team and wider OH clinical and administrative team members. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. 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 For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed. This vacancy will close at midnight on 14 July 2026 Interviews are due to be held on 31 July 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. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Health (OH) and Wellbeing team as an OH Senior Nurse Advisor. You will play an important part in the work of the busy OH service by providing clinical, professional and managerial leadership for the team of registered nurses and technicians. The OH Senior Nurse Advisor will help to ensure a professional, timely and efficient OH service to staff across Cambridge University Hospitals and external organisations. OH qualification and experience is essential but we may consider applicants that are working towards this. ## Job Description To work alongside the existing OH Senior Nurse Advisors to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the wide range of clinical services provided by the OH nursing team. Including, but not limited to, management referrals, pre-employment screening, health surveillance and infectious incident contact tracing. This role includes nursing leadership for the Royal Papworth Hospital OH contract. To provide leadership, advice, support and line management to the OH nursing team. This will include recruitment, professional development plans, appraisals, sickness and performance management processes. To undertake clinical duties to encompass the full scope of OH nursing including management referral appointments and any new initiatives as they arise. To monitor Key Performance Indicators and investigate and address any service issues in a prompt manner, escalating as required. To develop new and update existing OH protocols, PGDs, procedures and policies to ensure they are evidence based and up to date and there is consistency in approach across the nursing team. To work closely with the OH Clinical Lead, Head of Service, Senior Lead Nurse and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), doctor team and wider OH clinical and administrative team members. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. 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 For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed. This vacancy will close at midnight on 14 July 2026 Interviews are due to be held on 31 July 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Good verbal and written communication skills. - Capable of working as an integral member of a small team. - Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs. - Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients. - Leadership skills and the ability to hold others to account. - Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management. - Effective interpersonal skills. - Ability to lead developments in practice. - Commitment to multidisciplinary working. - Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills. - Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly - Ability to effectively manage conflicting priorities - IT skills including Microsoft Office - Ability to use judgement to resolve issues **Desirable** - Advanced communication skills. - Effective management of equipment and resources. - Effective networking with professional peers locally, regionally and nationally. - Electronic record systems e.g. COHORT/OPAS/EPIC - QSIS or similar Quality & Safety Information System - E-rostering e.g. HealthRoster - Knowledge of and ability to support Senior Lead Nurse and other SLT colleagues in maintaining annual SEQOHS Accreditation - Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Public health / outbreak management / contact tracing / infection control - Understanding of evidence-based practice either in Occupational Health or a related service. - Understanding of Clinical Governance and risk management and its importance to Service delivery (OH or related service). - Understanding the importance of supporting both the physical and mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff - Understanding of information governance and the consent process. **Desirable** - Understanding and dealing Duty of Candour - Knowledge of and ability to support Senior Lead Nurse and other SLT colleagues in maintaining annual SEQOHS Accreditation - Knowledge of the professional nursing agenda - Awareness of the broader issues within the NHS. - Knowledge of Occupational Health in the NHS, how it is evolving and its role in providing a service to both NHS and External Businesses. - An understanding of employment law including infectious diseases relevant to health at work ### Experience **Essential** - Occupational Health (OH) experience or experience in a related service e.g. respiratory medicine, infection control or public health - Proven delivery of evidence based clinical practice within OH or a related service. - Experience of outbreak management and testing programmes. - Experience of line management of nursing teams in different locations, encompassing all aspects of line management including professional development, performance and sickness management. - Experience of formal/informal teaching. - Experience of leading service development projects and change management. - Experience of managing clinical risk and undertaking risk assessments. **Desirable** - Experience in leading or supporting service delivery - Experience of working within an NHS environment/organisation - Understanding and dealing Duty of Candour - NHS experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake - Post registration Degree/Diploma in OH or related service e.g. respiratory medicine, infection control or public health - Evidence of continuous professional development **Desirable** - Research Module - Master’s Degree - Management/leadership qualification - Teaching qualification ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct. - Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions. - The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. ## Documents - [applicant information pack (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407302) - [information for applicants - completing your application (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344554) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.