Main area: Neurosurgery. Grade Band 7. Contract: 12 months (Fixed term/Secondment). Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered). Job ref 180-D-267130.
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital – Division D Town Cambridge). Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata. Salary period: Yearly. Closing 07/05/2026 23:59. Interview date 18/05/2026.
East of England Neurosurgery Network Specialist Nurse/AHP
Band 7
Job overview
The East of England Neurosurgery Network (EoE NN) is hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and is the region’s sole Neurosurgery Clinical Network. It was launched in October 2023, and it operates under the motto Collaborating in Cranial Excellence. Its triple aim is to improve quality, reduce inequalities, and to improve value of neurosurgical management across the eastern region.
We are advertising this 12-month post within the 2026/7 financial year; offered to either nursing or AHP colleagues. The position is full-time (37.5 hours/week); hybrid working is encouraged, with reasonable occasional travel expenses provided. We strongly encourage secondment applicants from across the East of England.
As East of England Neurosurgery Network Specialist Nurse/AHP, you will join a team of colleagues committed to quality improvement of cranial neurosurgery across the eastern region. The post holder will receive formal training in project management, via PRINCE2 accreditation (PRINCE2 with Agile Foundation +/- Practitioner). To encourage clinical development, we will facilitate appropriate clinical experience in neurosurgery.
Main duties of the job
* In collaboration with the EoE NN team, you will select two of the 2026/7 workstreams that best suit your experience.
* Clinical pathways (focus on traumatic brain injury, TBI).
* Neurorehabilitation (scoping regional solutions).
* Patient engagement (utilising a co-design approach).
* Supra-regional MDT (initially relevant to mild TBI).
* Training (neurosurgical education for non-specialists).
Supported by the EoE NN Manager, the post holder will also contribute to the regional repatriation workstream.
These posts represent a unique opportunity for mid-career nurse/AHP to take an active role in a regional funded quality improvement initiative (EoE NN), whilst also further developing clinical skills across relevant sub-specialties of neurosurgery.
Contact the EoE NN Manager by email for joining details, to access the recording, or to arrange an individual discussion: naomi.deakin1@nhs.net.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrookes Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing outstanding care to our patients and rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note: Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
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 7 May 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 18 May 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.
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.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered nurse (NMC)/ AHP with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or General Osteopathic Council (GOsC).
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Post-registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete.
* Ability to drive or travel as required (adjustments can be made for candidates with a disability).
* Formal project management certification (such as PRINCE2).
Experience
* Relevant clinical experience at Band 6 or above.
* Demonstrate expert nursing/AHP skills: prioritising, planning and organising own tasks; working within guidelines; experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations.
* Accept personal accountability for own practice.
* Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams.
* Some experience working within multiple Trusts.
* Some experience of facilitating a Working Group.
* Familiarity with common patient outcome metrics (such as length of stay, LoS).
* Experience of using EPIC.
* Data entry experience and documentation.
* Experience of project management.
* Experience of in/formal teaching.
Knowledge
* Understanding of evidence-based practice.
* Understanding of Clinical Governance.
* Understanding and knowledge of specialist field.
* Understanding of the requirements of Good Clinical Practice; possess current GCP Certificate.
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills (telephone, email, face-to-face).
* Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
* Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues’ needs.
* Ability to undertake teaching of staff and/or patients.
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
* Effective interpersonal skills; negotiate effectively, influence others positively, act as a role model.
* Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.Documentation, audit, and presentation skills.
* Willing to drive or travel around the East of England on an ad-hoc basis, occasionally working from a laptop/hot desk.
* Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills.
* Reasonable IT skills, including familiarity working with data entry systems such as Microsoft Excel.
* Ability to travel around the country to meetings, as required (rarely).
Additional Requirements
* To act in a professional manner, at all times, in accordance with the relevant professional Codes of Conduct.
* Capable of developing positive working relationships with other organisations across the region.
* 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
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Dr Naomi Deakin
Job title: East of England Neurosurgery Network Manager
Email address: naomi.deakin1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07729080358
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