Sister/Charge Nurse - PANDR (Neonatal)

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced NICU nurse to join the Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval Service (PaNDR). The role focuses on direct clinical care for infants during emergency and elective transfers within the East of England, including collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

We offer a permanent, full-time position with flexible working options and a clear career pathway within a leading NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Tertiary neonatal nursing experience
• Shift leader experience
• Transferring infants between departments internally
• Experience of governance processes to develop the service
• Experience of surgical neonatal nursing
• Transferring infants externally
• NHS experience

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to infants requiring emergency and elective transfer.
• Lead and support the neonatal retrieval team to ensure safe delivery of the service for staff, parents and babies.

Skills

NICU nursing

Organised

Calm under pressure

Team player

Budgetary skills

Education

Degree in relevant health related subject

Job description

Main area Division E - Paediatrics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-E-267246-RE

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/11/2026

Job overview

Are you an experienced NICU qualified nurse looking for an exciting career opportunity? We are currently looking to recruit dynamic nurses to join our neonatal retrieval team.

PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval Service) is the neonatal and paediatric retrieval service for the East of England. Whilst the teams work within their clinical speciality, the teams also work supportively and collaboratively together. Providing expert critical care to neonates and children up to the age of 16 years with a variety of medical and surgical conditions both at their referring hospital and in the ambulance enroute to their new care centre.

With plans for a pioneering new Children’s Hospital in development for the East of England and based in Cambridge, this is a perfect time to join our paediatric and neonatal services. More information about the Cambridge Children’s Hospital can be found at: www.cambridgechildrens.org

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing direct clinical care to infants requiring emergency and elective transfer. Team working ability and leadership skills will be used to ensure safe and effective delivery of the service for staff, parents and babies according to the CUH Trust values and behaviours.

Working for our organisation

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)

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 will close at midnight on 25th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 2nd November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, 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.

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

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

• Safeguarding level 3 (A)
• Enhanced Nursing Skills Qualification (ENP)
• Degree in relevant health related subject

Experience

• Tertiary level neonatal nursing experience
• Shift leader experience
• Transferring infants between departments internally
• Experience of being involved in governance processes which help to develop the service and measure
• Experience of surgical neonatal nursing
• Transferring infants externally
• NHS experience

Knowledge

• Awareness of professional issues
• Knowledge of team working dynamics
• Knowledge of neonatal transport developments and strategic National agenda

Skills

• Organised
• Ability to be calm under pressure
• Effective team member
• Able to take responsibility and use feedback for service improvement
• Basic IT skills
• Budgetary skills

Additional requirements

• 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.

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.

Name NIC PANDR Team Job title Senior Sister Telephone number 01223 274274 Additional information

If you would like to be part of this friendly, progressive, innovative team providing excellent family centred care to critically ill neonates in the East of England and would like more information please contact:

Emma Towler Senior Sister NIC PaNDR: [e-mail]

Rhonda Young Senior Sister NIC PaNDR: [e-mail]

Samantha Felstead Senior Sister NIC PaNDR: [e-mail]