Senior Staff Nurse - CICU

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paediatric healthcare provider in London is seeking Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses for the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). This role offers the opportunity to provide high-quality care to children while developing specialist skills. Ideal candidates will be compassionate and able to work both independently and as part of a team. The position offers a salary range of £38,768 - £46,124 per annum.

Qualifications

• NMC Child Registered Nurse or NMC Adult registered nurse with relevant specialty experience.
• University accredited Intensive Care course or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team.
• Act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• Promote continual improvement of patient care.

Skills

Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Committed to family centred care

Good time management skills

Demonstrates Compassion in practice

Numeracy skills

IV drug administration

Central venous access management

Education

NMC Child Registered Nurse or NMC Adult registered nurse

University accredited Intensive Care course

Job description

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Job summary

Caring. Compassionate. Skilled. Meticulous. Enthusiastic. These are just some of the words that describe the world-class nurses at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

We are looking for Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses to join our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). Whether you have experience in the field or would like to consider a change in your career to one of these exciting specialties, we offer a world-class education programme to help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills. No paediatric practice, no problem — we welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice.

If you want the opportunity to make a special connection with patients and their families, come see what we can do for you.

Band 6 salary: £38,768 - £46,124 per annum inclusive

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• To be familiar with and adopt the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers vision for CompassionIn Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012).

About us

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions. Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics. Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work, with colleagues supporting each other to deliver excellent patient care.

Job description and person specification

Job description and person specification documents provide an overview of the key tasks, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view the attachments below for full details.

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Child Registered Nurse or NMC Adult registered nurse with relevant specialty experience
• University accredited Intensive Care course or equivalent (e.g. Master’s in Critical Care)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies

Desirable

• Assessing & mentoring qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
• Demonstrable experience as a registered nurse in an ITU setting
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
• Awareness of cultural needs, equality and diversity
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Understanding or evidence of fulfilling CPD requirements for revalidation

Desirable

• Experience of supervising and assessing student nurses
• Ward management experience
• Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints
• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically ill children and young people
• Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Committed to family centred care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management and teaching skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Demonstrates Compassion in practice
• Good interpersonal skills
• Administration of IV drugs
• Numeracy skills
• Computer skills
• Able to support others

Desirable

• Central venous access management

Our values

• Always welcoming - positive, polite, prompt, responsive
• Always helpful - respectful, supportive, approachable; caring
• Always expert - Up-to-date knowledge, strive to provide a quality service, proactive
• Always one team - informative, mindful, appreciative, open, honest

Disclosures

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 government site.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the UK government guidance.

Employer details

Employer name

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, WC1N 3JH

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