Band 5 Staff Nurse

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading children's hospital as a Band 5 Staff Nurse in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. This role offers a chance to work with critically ill children, providing high-quality care while advancing your nursing skills through comprehensive development opportunities. Enjoy a supportive team environment and numerous benefits, including generous leave and childcare assistance.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Interest-free season ticket loans

Subsidised on-site staff massage

Help with childcare

On-site Nursery

Wide range of sports and social activities

Help with finding accommodation

Staff counselling and advice service

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year post-graduation experience required.
• Experience of working with acutely unwell patients essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive care for sick children in a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in development programmes to advance skills.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

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Band 5 Staff Nurse – Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

• Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Hours: 37.5 hours / 12 hour shifts (07:45 – 20:15 and 19:45 – 08:15)
• Type: Full Time/Permanent (Part Time hrs considered)
• Salary: Between£34,089 – £41,498 per annum inclusive (depending on experience)

Are you looking to join a friendly and highly skilled team that is dedicated to providing the highest levels of care for children and young people? Do you wish to advance in a rewarding specialism that offers cutting-edge technologies?

We are looking for NMC-registered nurses to join Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to work in their well-established team within the Heart and Lung Directorate.

About the role

PICU is a 17 bedded unit who look after the sickest children of all ages. We offer intensive care for all specialties including oncology, neurology, metabolic & renal medicine, ENT, endocrinology and respiratory medicine. PICU is also the regional Neurosurgical ICU for North Thames. Over 1000 admissions were cared for on PICU in 2022! Our patients come to us from all wards in the hospital and also via emergency transport services such as CATS. There are lots of development opportunities beginning with a very comprehensive foundation year and progressing to the Intensive Care Course, training in CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy), carrying the bleep as part of the cardiac arrest team and rotating unto CATS (Children’s Acute Transport Service).

The PICU team is a multidisciplinary team which includes intensive care doctors and nurses, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, ventilator technicians, physiotherapists and pharmacists.

Development Provided

Once you’re here, you’ll be given a preceptor or mentor based on your background and receive ongoing assistance from our own ward-based education team. Where necessary, these employees will assist you as you develop your skills and confidence.

If you want to rotate across all the areas and specialties within Heart and Lung, you will be able to do so by participating in customised development programmes, which include alternatives. Additionally, we’ll give you access to a planned developmental roadmap to help you advance from Band 5 to Band 6 which includes the PICU course.

Benefits include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Subsidised on-site staff massage
• Help with childcare
• On-site Nursery
• A wide range of sports and social activities
• Help with finding accommodation
• A staff counselling and advice service
• A staff recognition scheme, in the form of a monthly and annual awards ceremony

Requirements for this role

• NMC Registration (Children or Adults)
• Relevant nursing qualification with a minimum of 1 years post-graduation experience
• Experience of working with acutely unwell patients essential
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of continuous professional development

For further Information about this vacancy, please contact or call 0203 814 9606

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