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Staff Nurse - PICU
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 8 day(s) ago
Reference: 2432256
Job summary
We are currently looking for Experienced Band 5 Senior Staff Nurses to join our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).
We offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills.
What we can offer you?
- Opportunity to develop skills involving the management of deteriorating patients, ventilation, chest drains, post-operative care, complex discharges, child development and inotropes.
- Procedures, pre and post transplant care (heart and lung)
- 1:1 meetings with ward manager every 3 months, with structured feedback
- Ward level educational support on shift
- Completion of competency documents
- Career progression including education and specialist nursing roles
- Self-rostering
- Staff accommodation
- Interest Free season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
No paediatric practice, no problem! We welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice.
**Please note: the working pattern for this role is a mix of long days, nights and weekends. We will also not be accepting applications from Newly Registered Practitioners (NRP's) for these vacancies.**
Main duties of the job
- 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 act as an advocate for the child, young person and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate
- To supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care
- To ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patient's condition
- 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 surrounding the child's or young person's admission and treatment at all times
- To ensure that all patient care is documented, and that all relevantdocumentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards
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. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.
Details
Date posted
16 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£38,488 to £46,852 a year pro rata per annum inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
271-HL-8181553
Job locations
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
- Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Relevant nursing qualification
- NMC registered children's nurse with a minimum of at least one year post qualifying Or NMC adult nurse with minimum of one year working in Intensive care/A&E/ Paediatric ward (experience must be within the last two years) Or Able to join the NMC child branch register for candidates educated outside of the UK
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration nursing experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills (eg. intensive care, accident & emergency or specialist service)
- 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 (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Relevant nursing qualification
- NMC registered children's nurse with a minimum of at least one year post qualifying Or NMC adult nurse with minimum of one year working in Intensive care/A&E/ Paediatric ward (experience must be within the last two years) Or Able to join the NMC child branch register for candidates educated outside of the UK
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration nursing experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills (eg. intensive care, accident & emergency or specialist service)
- 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 (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
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 Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom