Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

East of England Neurosurgery Network Audit and Delivery Analyst

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

As the EoE NN Audit and Delivery Analyst, you will support the EoE NN team to consistently capture and record clinical and operational data in line with the 2025/6 EoE NN work plan, focusing on three workstreams relevant to areas of the Neurosurgery Network Specification: Productivity ("Service delivery"), Audit ("Quality") and Digital solutions ("Resources").

You will contribute to:

  1. Analysis of neurosurgical performance at CUH relevant to the Recovery High Impact Changes (RHIC) and using the Network evaluation tool.
  2. Delivery of the network-agreed rolling audit programme (in partnership with the National Neurosurgery Audit Programme, NNAP).
  3. Pilot of the Liverpool Head Injury Tomography Score (HITS) in the EoE, in partnership with Orion MedTech.

Main duties of the job

Your tasks will include data cleansing and validation of clinical data. If appointed, you will work closely with the EoE NN team and clinicians to understand and highlight data inaccuracies, consistently verifying completed audits, and will collate data to oversee performance of the Neurosurgery Service, producing reports on schedule.

You will also provide broader support to other network workstreams and the EoE NN team, including communications, as required.

This is an inclusive role and we welcome all applicants.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

180-F-255228

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The East of England Neurosurgery Network (EoE NN) is hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and is the regions sole Neurosurgery Clinical Network. It was launched in October 2023 and is a specialised service clinical network. Its triple aim is to improve quality, reduce inequalities, and to improve value of neurosurgical management across the eastern region. From 2025, it operates under the tagline Collaborating in Cranial Excellence. More information can be found on our FutureNHS page.

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

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract, you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

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.

The advert will close at midnight on 30 September 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 9 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The East of England Neurosurgery Network (EoE NN) is hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and is the regions sole Neurosurgery Clinical Network. It was launched in October 2023 and is a specialised service clinical network. Its triple aim is to improve quality, reduce inequalities, and to improve value of neurosurgical management across the eastern region. From 2025, it operates under the tagline Collaborating in Cranial Excellence. More information can be found on our FutureNHS page.

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

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract, you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

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.

The advert will close at midnight on 30 September 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 9 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Desirable

  • Formal qualification in project management (i.e., Projects IN Controlled Environments 2, PRINCE2)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of interface with medical records
  • Experience using EPIC
  • Project Management
  • Data entry and documentation
  • Administrative procedures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience using Auditbase (or equivalent)
  • Relevant, or equivalent, clinical experience at Band 5 or above
  • Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Familiarity with clinical outcome scoring (such as the Glasgow Outcome Scale, GOS, for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients)
  • Secretarial and/or administrative experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced knowledge of developing and managing dashboards (using Microsoft Excel at minimum)
  • Expert knowledge of multiple clinical systems
  • Medical terminology

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the EoE NN, including awareness of its priorities

Skills

Essential

  • Able to manage complex data and create reports; skills for manipulating / formatting information / data
  • Able to work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Capable of working with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Documentation and medical audit

Desirable

  • Minute taking skills
  • Ability to touch type

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.
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to use initiative
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Desirable

  • Formal qualification in project management (i.e., Projects IN Controlled Environments 2, PRINCE2)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of interface with medical records
  • Experience using EPIC
  • Project Management
  • Data entry and documentation
  • Administrative procedures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience using Auditbase (or equivalent)
  • Relevant, or equivalent, clinical experience at Band 5 or above
  • Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Familiarity with clinical outcome scoring (such as the Glasgow Outcome Scale, GOS, for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients)
  • Secretarial and/or administrative experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced knowledge of developing and managing dashboards (using Microsoft Excel at minimum)
  • Expert knowledge of multiple clinical systems
  • Medical terminology

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the EoE NN, including awareness of its priorities

Skills

Essential

  • Able to manage complex data and create reports; skills for manipulating / formatting information / data
  • Able to work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Capable of working with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Documentation and medical audit

Desirable

  • Minute taking skills
  • Ability to touch type

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.
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to use initiative

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

East of England Neurosurgery Network Manager

Dr Naomi D Deakin

naomi.deakin1@nhs.net

01223217842

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

180-F-255228

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


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