UNISON say redundancies being made by the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are in response to the government spending cuts.
It adds that at-risk staff at Addenbrooke’s and Rosie hospitals include administrators, booking co-ordinators, project managers, clinical educators, operations managers and communications officers.
UNISON states that ministers have ordered NHS trusts to slash spending on support roles to cut “bureaucracy.”
It also alleges that hundreds of staff have already left in mutually agreed resignation and voluntary redundancy schemes.
However, UNISON say the trust has said it needs to make further cuts.
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A CUH spokesperson said: “Like all NHS Trusts, we have been asked to reduce the cost of our support functions this year to April 2022 levels.
“We are taking all possible steps to minimise redundancies, through redeployment, natural turnover and a mutually agreed resignation scheme.
“These steps are helping to reduce the number of redundancies required.
“We recognise that this is a challenging and uncertain time for staff and have multiple support services in place.
“During this process we will continue to consult with trade unions on ways to avoid or reduce redundancies.”
UNISON Eastern head of health Caroline Hennessy said: “The government’s 10-year plan is make or break for the NHS.
“But delivering improved care and using better technology relies on administrators, comms officers, operations managers and many other expert staff now anxiously awaiting their P45s.
“Even without ambitious plans for the future, these jobs are needed to keep the trust running.
“Frontline staff rely on support workers to deliver care.
“The NHS needs real investment, not savage cuts, to meet the challenges ahead.”