Total 3 job vacancies by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


We areseekinga highly skilled and experienced Quality Improvement Nurse Manager to lead and coordinate initiatives aimed at enhancing patient experience and safety within Division D. You willbe responsible forimplementing safety protocols, improving patient experience, and fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement. You will work collaboratively with Divisional Quality Governance Team to oversee all aspects of quality governance, within Division D. You will be a fundamental part of the Quality Governance Team for the Division, ensuring that services meet the required level of quality assurance standards within the Trust.


For further information and/or an informal discussion please contactGiselle Nind onGiselle.nind@nhs.net - SeniorDivisional PA for Divisional Head of Nursing – Emily Fernandez and Deputy Head of Nursing Leo Saptou





Providing clinical leadershipand professional support to all nursing and wider team of staff.


Ensuring high quality, safe patient care is delivered by an appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership by setting standards and performance monitoring of those standards.


Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure a high standard of quality care delivery including -safety,effectivenessand patient experience, learning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies.


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.

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.

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

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Closing date is midnight on the 3rd of October.

Interviews are due to be held on the 14th of October.

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)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

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 Thursday 3 Oct 2024

We have an exciting opportunity due to the retirement of the current post holder, for a motivated individual to join our Pathology Quality Team at Addenbrookes Hospital.

You will be primarily responsible for supporting the management team in the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service across the Blood Science laboratories, incorporating automated Biochemistry and Haematology including Haemoglobinopathy and the associated specialist laboratories of Endocrinology and Trisomy, Haemostasis, Biochemical Genetics Unit including Newborn Blood Spot screening and supporting accreditation activities in Immunology and Blood Transfusion.

Other duties include the maintenance and development of the quality management system, taking an active role in the transition of services to the single quality management system (QMS). Leading on service improvements within Blood Sciences and supporting the standardisation of quality across the directorate.

We are looking for someone with extensive knowledge and experience of the accreditation and regulatory requirements of a pathology service which includes ISO 15189, screening programmes and the patient safety framework. You will therefore have a working knowledge of laboratories and the application of the various accreditation/regulatory standards within their functions. You must have practical skills in auditing, risk identification/mitigation, root cause and trend analysis, with the ability to produce detailed reports.

As an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist skills you will manage and lead the Blood Science departments in all quality related aspects of the service.

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the quality management system to enable compliance to all related regulatory, professional and accreditation requirements.

Responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to quality and safety which embraces the developments of new technologies and evidenced based care.

Be actively involved in the strategic review of the service as appropriate.

Manage and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the local quality team.

Lead on service improvements and the standardisation of quality across the directorate.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 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.

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 19th March 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 26th March 2024

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

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 Tuesday 19 Mar 2024

We are looking to recruit an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to be responsible for the upkeep of the documents for a defined service within the Cancer Directorate via Q-Pulse and the successful maintenance of various quality standards.

We are currently inviting applications from enthusiastic and motivated individuals, to join our current QA Team working under the direction of the Head of Quality and alongside the Cancer Directorate Governance Manager who’s focus is on Governance aspects including Incidents and Risks.

Applicants will preferably have experience of auditing to ISO 9001 requirements within a healthcare setting, experience of quality managing CHKS and/or JACIE accreditation and experience of Q-Pulse. You must have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, be adaptable, flexible, and innovative. You must have the ability to work on your own as well as within a team and be highly motivated to deliver excellence.

Under the direction of the Head of Quality Management you will:

Be accountable lead for quality management across the defined service (s).

Be responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of quality management for a defined service, providing expert advice, guidance and support.

Manage, co-ordinate all necessary preparation for external audit and regulatory inspections such as JACIE, CHKS, OECI, HTA, and CQC for the defined service(s) – liaising with other services as appropriate.

Manage an effective document control process focusing on the timely review of active documents and expedition of draft documents through the approval process to publication.

Promote quality improvement within the defined service(s).

Manage and perform audits for the defined service delivered by the audit schedule.

Manage and maintain an effective corrective actions process.

Manage the training and competency records for the defined service(s).

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 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.

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 10th January 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 18th January 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

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 Wednesday 10 Jan 2024