Job summary
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Critical Care Education band 6 to deliver excellence across two critical care units. This is a pivotal role for an experienced critical care nurse who thrives in complex clinical environments and is passionate about developing the next generation of critical care nurses.
Working across a diverse portfolio of specialist services including Transplant, Oncology, Vascular, Neuro, Neurosurgical and Major Trauma, you will provide contribute to the educational opportunities and development for critical care nurses. You will support a large number of the CC workforce driving high-quality pre- and post-registration education, workforce development and career progression. Alongside policy development and changes to practice.
You will be instrumental in ensuring education delivery aligns with the National Framework for Critical Care Education Standards, embedding evidence-based practice, innovation and continuous improvement. Beyond the organisation you will have an opportunity tonetwork regionally and nationally sharing expertise.
This role offers the chance to:
- Deliver education across two critical care units
- Influence practice across multiple highly specialised clinical pathways
- Make a tangible, lasting impact on patient outcomes through education excellence
If you are a critical care nurse with an educational vision, this is your opportunity to step into a role where your influence will be felt far beyond the bedside.
Main duties of the job
To work across all Critical Care areas as a practice development nurse facilitating CC3N step 1 to 3 competency completion for all nursing staff, through formal and informal teaching, and standardization of competency assessment.To support the review of the current Critical Care Step 1 education curriculum, and deliver a new version ensuring it is focussed, current, achievable and incorporates the learning outcomes of both local and the CC3N Step 1 competencies.To facilitate and support the delivery of the Critical Care education programme.To support the implementation of the Digital Step 1, 2 and 3 project, increasing compliance and timely completion by critical care staff and new starters.To support and promote the work-based learning and competency completion of nursing staff, by promoting Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training, ensuring uptake of these roles is increased, and delivering on their feedback of support required.Work to review, identify and feedback on strategies to improve student's engagement, learning, assessment and completion of the CC3N Step 1 to 3 competencies.To work in the clinical environment across critical care..Act as a link with staff from other areas to share knowledge, best practice and clinical expertise.Act as a link with staff from the regional Critical Care Course.To teach on the regional critical care course, in house foundation program and trust wide educational collaborations.
About us
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?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 12 February 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 26 February 2026
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 caf, 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 12 February 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 26 February 2026
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 caf, 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
Essential
- RGN - degree or diploma
- Critical Care Course at 60 credits.
Desirable
- Degree
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education (or equivalent) completed or in progress
- MSc
- Research Experience
- Experience of creating/writing a curriculum
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years Critical care experience with post graduate CC course.
- Experience teaching, training and mentoring staff within critical care.
Desirable
- Quality improvement Project management experience
- Experience of leading or developing a project
- Audit / research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert clinical knowledge in Critical Care.
- Ability to integrate education and professional needs with the needs of the service.
Desirable
- Understanding of current issues in Critical Care nursing and delivery of service
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent team working skills
- Motivational leader
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to integrate educational/professional needs of the service
- Able to adapt to the changing needs of the Critical Care unit
Desirable
- Assertive/perceptive counselling skills
- Able to prioritise workload
- Good decision-making skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional roles.
- Willingness to accept alternative shift times.
- Understanding of current issues in Critical Care
- Interest in teaching.
- Representation of unit/organisation in broader initiatives.
- Excellent computer skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN - degree or diploma
- Critical Care Course at 60 credits.
Desirable
- Degree
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education (or equivalent) completed or in progress
- MSc
- Research Experience
- Experience of creating/writing a curriculum
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years Critical care experience with post graduate CC course.
- Experience teaching, training and mentoring staff within critical care.
Desirable
- Quality improvement Project management experience
- Experience of leading or developing a project
- Audit / research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert clinical knowledge in Critical Care.
- Ability to integrate education and professional needs with the needs of the service.
Desirable
- Understanding of current issues in Critical Care nursing and delivery of service
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent team working skills
- Motivational leader
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to integrate educational/professional needs of the service
- Able to adapt to the changing needs of the Critical Care unit
Desirable
- Assertive/perceptive counselling skills
- Able to prioritise workload
- Good decision-making skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional roles.
- Willingness to accept alternative shift times.
- Understanding of current issues in Critical Care
- Interest in teaching.
- Representation of unit/organisation in broader initiatives.
- Excellent computer skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).