Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week (08:30-18:30 (30 min break) 3 days a week)
- Job ref
- 271-SS-7152308
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 pro rata per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Part time 28.5hrs (0.76 WTE) Senior Staff Nurse to join our team in outpatients
Our Outpatient department is a busy area of the trust that sees 700 patients a day. Outpatient encompasses all aspects of care and supports all specialities that work within the trust except for oncology.
We are looking for an experienced paediatric nurse with excellent clinical skills, who are well-motivated, enthusiastic and can lead both qualified and unqualified team members. Outpatients compose of an established team of nurses and Health Care Assistants and are supported by nurse practitioners and medical staff
Main duties of the job
- To be a clinical expert within the specialty.
- To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the children, young people, and their families at all times.
- Ensure that each child or young person is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented, and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented
- Ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and support to members of the ward team
- Support the provision of effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors
- Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed ward and Trust standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.
- To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners, junior staff and multidisciplinary team members at every opportunity, through formal and informal teaching
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s admission and treatment at all times
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
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
Essential criteria
- Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality)
- Relevant nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality
Desirable criteria
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- 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 Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
Desirable criteria
- 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)
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Administration of IV drugs
- Central venous access management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helena Willans
- Job title
- Outpatient Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02074059200
- Additional information
ext 38020
List jobs with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors