Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We are currently looking for Experienced Band 5 Senior Staff Nurses.
We offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills.
What we can offer you?
- Opportunity to develop skills involving the management of deteriorating patients, ventilation, chest drains, post-operative care, complex discharges, child development and inotropes.
- Procedures, pre and post transplant care (heart and lung)
- 1:1 meetings with ward manager every 3 months, with structured feedback
- Ward level educational support on shift
- Completion of competency documents
- Career progression including education and specialist nursing roles
- Self-rostering
- Staff accommodation
- Interest Free season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
No paediatric practice, no problem! We welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice.
**Please note: the working pattern for this role is a mix of long days, nights and weekends. We will also not be accepting applications from Newly Registered Practitioners (NRP’s) for these vacancies.**
Main duties of the job
- To provide the highest standard of nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times.
- To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual children and to supervise other staff in this activity.
- To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children, young people and their families.
- To act as an advocate for the child, young person and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate
- To supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care
- To ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patient’s condition
- To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners and junior staff at every opportunity. To work in co-operation with their university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards.
- To participate in informal and formal teaching.
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s or young person’s admission and treatment at all times
- To ensure that all patient care is documented, and that all relevantdocumentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Collaboration – We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect – We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity – We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Relevant nursing qualification
- NMC registered children’s nurse with a minimum of at least one year post qualifying Or NMC adult nurse with minimum of one year working in Intensive care/A&E/ Paediatric ward (experience must be within the last two years) Or Able to join the NMC child branch register for candidates educated outside of the UK
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration nursing experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills (eg. intensive care, accident & emergency or specialist service)
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Desirable
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
- Knowledge of ward specialties
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Committed to family centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Good time management and teaching skills
- Ability to work well both in a team and on own Initiative
- Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
- Demonstrates Compassion in practice
Closing Date: 1 November 2026
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