Staff Nurse

Great Ormond Street Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital is looking for Experienced Staff Nurses for Panther Ward, a multi-speciality paediatric surgical ward. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your nursing career in a diverse team, with support to transition into paediatrics and gain specialist skills in high-dependency care.

Benefits

Development and educational opportunities

Supportive team environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children.
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development related to competencies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, assess, implement, and evaluate care for individual children.
• Supervise staff and assist in the education and training of learners.
• Ensure a safe environment for children and families at all times.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Delegation

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

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Panther Ward is seeking Experienced Staff Nurses who are keen to explore and develop their careers on a multi-speciality paediatric surgical ward.

Are you a paediatric nurse looking for the next step in your career? Or an adult nurse wanting to make the transition into paediatrics?

We can support you with this exciting next step. We are a welcoming, multi cultured and diverse team, passionate about making a difference to our patients and their families.

Panther will allow you to gain specialist surgical and airway management skills, supporting you to build confidence in high dependence nursing. We can offer a number of development and educational opportunities and help you prepare for a band 6 role with courses such as stepping up to band 6 and our fully supported in charge work up.

We can help you to transition from adult nursing into the surgical world of paediatrics. We will value your previous experience and support you to build on this knowledge. We can offer courses specially designed for adult nurses, as well as speciality courses and the HDU module. We will ensure your development plan is tailored to your needs, recognising previous experience. Our aim is to help you to start an exciting career in paediatric nursing.

You can make a real difference in the lives of our patients and their families. A big responsibility? Absolutely. But if you’re up for the challenge, then come and join our team of talented and individuals and help us to deliver outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

Panther ward has 14 inpatient beds (2 of which are High Dependency), specialising in Ears, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Plastics, Dental Maxillofacial, Craniofacial, Audiology and Cleft. Patients having various surgical procedures requiring different aspect of nursing care, offering you the opportunity to gain new clinical skills caring for acutely unwell children. We are currently expanding our High Dependency criteria working alongside our new HDU Ward Sister, this is an exciting time for us as a team and we would love for you to join us. 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 supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care .
• 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 always surrounding the child’s or young person’s admission and treatment

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

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values
• Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
• Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.
• NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality)
• Relevant nursing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
• 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 ( risk management, audit, quality)
• 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

• 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
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate