Divisional Education Lead - Paediatrics | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £57,528 - £64,750 p.a pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7854724/180-E-267083 |
Summary
Join us as the Divisional Education Lead for Children’s Services at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).
We’re looking for an inspiring and forward thinking education leader to drive high quality non medical education across Children’s Services. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the learning culture for our registered and unregistered workforce, ensuring excellent support for students, apprentices, and staff across Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals.
We’re seeking a compassionate and credible leader with strong educational expertise, experience in children’s acute care, and a commitment to advancing professional development across the division.
If you’re passionate about shaping the future of the children’s workforce and driving educational excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
In this pivotal role, you will:
• Provide strategic leadership for the Children’s Services Education Team
• Champion high quality learning environments and lead on key education initiatives
• Collaborate across CUH, HEI partners and system stakeholders to influence workforce development
• Support the delivery of innovative education programmes aligned to Trust priorities and national policy
• Role model clinical excellence while promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Lead funded learning processes and oversee the development needs of the non medical workforce
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?
• 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.
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 18th Mar 26
Interviews are due to be held on 27th Apr 26
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 café, 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026