Staff Nurse - Daphne Ward | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large teaching hospital is looking for a Staff Nurse to join the Gynaecology team at The Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. This role involves providing high-quality, holistic care to patients undergoing various gynaecological procedures. Candidates must have full NMC registration and a passion for women’s health. The position offers flexible working hours and a supportive environment, with numerous development opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced cost bus travel

Subsidised parking

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with full NMC registration is required.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for Gynaecology and Women’s Health is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe individualised, holistic and evidence-based care.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to support patient needs.
• Assist with Gynaecology-related patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Passion for Gynaecology

Education

Registered Nurse with full NMC registration

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Staff Nurse to join our Gynaecology team on Daphne Ward, The Rosie Hospital. We have substantive Band 5 RGN posts working a mixture of long days and nights, Monday‑Sunday.

Daphne Ward is a 14 in‑patient bedded ward with 5 day patient beds. Patients are admitted for elective Benign/Reproductive Gynaecology surgery, Gynaecology Oncology, Urogynaecological surgery, and emergency Gynaecological surgery. The ward provides a bay of 4 beds and a separate side room for women having medical management of miscarriage or medical management for termination of pregnancy up to 18 weeks.

This is an exciting opportunity for nurses who have a passion for Gynaecology and Women’s Health. You need to be passionate, dynamic, and forward thinking with a desire to build your knowledge and skills within a supportive environment. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a genuine enthusiasm in caring for women undergoing all aspects of gynaecological care.

To provide a high standard of safe individualised, holistic and evidence‑based patient focused care in consultation with the patient, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.

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

For Candidates applying from outside the UK – If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country. Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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.

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 07th December 2025. Interviews will be held on 15th December 2025. This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.

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.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.