Main area: Paediatrics Mixed Specialties
Grade: Band 5
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 271-IPC-6080789-F
Employer: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHSSite
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Town: London
Salary: £34,089 – £41,498 per annum inlcusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing18/08/2024 23:59
Job overview
Do you want to join a team on the forefront of providing cutting edge care for children and young people?
Are you interested in exposure to patients from across the world with the most rare and complex conditions?
Are you passionate about continuous development and learning to advance your nursing skills?
Join GOSH International, where our diverse patient mix will provide you with unique clinical knowledge and an experience unrivalled across the UK.
We are looking for a Staff Nurses to join our mixed speciality units (Bumblebee & Hedgehog Wards). The patient mix is varied and covers both surgical and medical specialities with lengths of stay varying between day-case and long-term admission of six weeks or more.
You will be delivering care to patients with a diverse range of conditions and it provides great opportunities to develop a breadth of nursing experience. Some of the specialities include neurology, cardiac, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, general surgery, urology, respiratory to name a few.
With the largest paediatric nurse education programme in Europe with one-to-one level of education and career development, see how GOSH International can make your nursing career extraordinary! Please click our Ward Information document for further information.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic family centered care to the children, young people and families.
- To provide the highest standard of nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times.
- Ability to promote family centered care and establish good relationships with children, young people and their families.
- To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual children and to supervise other staff in this activity.
- To be able to take charge of the ward in the absence of senior nursing staff following achievement of required competence.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
- To be familiar with and adopt the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers vision for Compassion in Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012).
Working for our organisation
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Academic/Professional Qualification
Essential criteria
- Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) registered Nurse Or Able to join the NMC child branch register for candidates educated outside of the UK
- Relevant nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable criteria
- Practice Assessor & Preceptorship course or equivalent
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children and young people or transferable specialist skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding and evidence of fulfilling requirements for NMC revalidation
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to confidently use and navigate IT systems to provide care and complete duties
- Advanced time management skills
- Able to prioritise own work and delegate tasks as appropriate
- Able to work well both in a team and on own initiative
- Ability to teach and supervise other staff members
- Able to escalate concerns and seek assistance when appropriate
Please be advised that:
The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
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).
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.