Job Description

Cambridge Childrens takes a new approach to healthcare. Treating children and young people from 0-25 years, the hospital will integrate cutting-edge technology with university research to treat the whole child. It will seamlessly integrate physical and mental healthcare, bringing expertise from these disciplines together under one roof and embed a holistic approach to treat the person, not just the patient. New methods for early detection will enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to introduce preventative treatments for children and the adults they will become.



Alongside state-of-the-art care, Cambridge Childrens will work in close regional partnership with local acute providers, Community Services, GPs and Social Care to deliver care closer to home. Embedded at the heart of Cambridge Childrens will be a pioneering research institute dedicated to understanding the early origins of disease affecting both physical and mental health, shifting medical practice from reactive care to prevention. The goal is to better detect, understand and delay the onset of physical and mental health conditions ultimately, to prevent them from ever occurring. This ambition will leverage the advantages of co-location on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), the largest centre of life sciences and health research in Europe, and the vibrant Cambridge life sciences cluster combining start-ups, spin-outs, SMEs and large multi-nationals including AstraZeneca and GSK.

To note:

This 24 month fixed term post will be hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) on behalf of the Cambridge Childrens project partners. Interviews to be scheduled week beginning 13 October with further stakeholder panel with Campaign Board representatives to also be scheduled in late October. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Please note: - Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.



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 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 advert will close at midnight on 5 October 2025.



Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 13 October 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 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.