Deputy Head of Nursing

Job Summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated senior nurse to join our leadership team as Deputy Divisional Head of Nursing
. This is a newly established post
, created to enhance senior nursing leadership and capacity within Division

B. You will work alongside the existing Deputy Head of Nursing
, sharing responsibility for a wide portfolio of clinical areas and collaboratively leading key priorities across the Division.

You will provide strong, visible professional leadership, supporting the Divisional Head of Nursing to ensure safe, high-quality and compassionate care. Working as a key member of the Divisional Senior Leadership Team, you will drive improvements in clinical standards, patient experience, quality governance and workforce sustainability.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced senior nurse ready to influence strategy, support transformation and positively shape the future of nursing within one of the country's leading teaching hospitals.

This role will report directly to the Divisional Head of Nursing and have an individualised portfolio of clinical areas and staff, deputising for the Divisional Head of Nursing, whilst leading on delegated projects within the division and assisting with shaping the Divisional nursing direction and strategy.

• Provide professional and managerial leadership for designated nursing teams and specialist nurses, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive services with the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery.
• Work in partnership with the Divisional Senior Leadership Team to ensure effective and efficient management of delegated projects to meet agreed targets within the resources available.
• Work in partnership with the Divisional Senior Leadership Team to ensure effective divisional quality governance systems and processes.
• Maintain a visible presence where patients, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met.
• Lead on delegated projects to promote and develop nursing and nursing practice within the Division.
• Deputise for and assist the Divisional Head of Nursing to provide professional leadership to all nurses within the division, monitor standards and ensure delivery of the N&M strategy.
• Maintain clinical credibility and skills; the post holder will participate in clinical Fridays. Some weekend working is required.

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.

• 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)

Date posted: 06 March 2026

Agenda for change

Band 8b

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pa pro rata

Permanent

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

180-B-267073

Addenbrookes Hospital

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 22nd March 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 9th April 2026.

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