Senior Sister​/Charge Nurse - PICU

Main area Paediatrics
- Division E Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital
- Division E Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 p.a pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 28/09/2026

If you are a compassionate leader, innovative and an experienced paediatric intensive care nurse we would welcome you to join our combined paediatric intensive and high dependency care unit. You will be joining a well-established team within a large teaching hospital. Working in collaboration with the PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval Service); we provide a regional service as the only PICU in the East of England, delivering excellent specialist care to children, young people and their families.

Cambridge University Hospitals has a diverse child admission criteria and is a tertiary centre for oncology, major trauma, neurology and many paediatric surgical & medical subspecialties, with the exception of cardiac surgery. Many children make their way to us via a specialist Children’s Transport Service, including the PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision, support and Retrieval service), which operates out of Addenbrooke’s, and with whom we work in partnership.

The city of Cambridge itself is a vibrant, exciting place to live and work. Addenbrooke’s Hospital is part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Teaching Trusts in the country, benefiting from close ties with Cambridge University and sitting within Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

You will be responsible for being a clinical expert, providing safe and effective care to all levels of critically ill and/or injured children requiring intensive care. You will demonstrate effective and safe decision making in the development of the PICU team and our service provision.

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.

• 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)

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

This post is subject to a 12-week probationary period, during which performance, conduct and attendance will be reviewed in line with Trust standards. The probationary period provides a structured and supportive approach to help new employees…