Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 271-BBM-7385351
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond street Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Advert for Band 5 – Squirrel Gastro
We are looking for nurses who are enthusiastic and well-motivated as we seek to deliver high quality care to our complex Children and Young People on Squirrel Gastro Ward.
Good time management and decision making skills are essential along with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The unit encourages staff to develop their leadership skills and clinical knowledge as well as promoting individual development.
Squirrel Gastro Ward is a busy ward with 10 beds, specialising in gastroenterology medicine, both acute and long term management. You will have the opportunity to learn complex fluid management, Parental Nutrition and caring for children undergoing investigations of the GI tract, Pre transplant assessment of children that require Bowel or Multi-visceral transplants and caring for children having complex medication regimes for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We are a national centre for some conditions and care for children for across the country and occasionally abroad.
We care for a mixture of long and short stay patients, catering for a diverse age range of patients from newborn to 18 years,
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Andrea McLean (Ward Sister) on [email protected] or 0207 4059200 ext 5560.
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 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 relevant documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards
- To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Trust policy and professional standards. To ensure that colleagues do likewise
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
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Learning Disability Nurse
- Relevant nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable criteria
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 (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)
- Knowledge of ward specialties
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients with learning disabilities
- 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
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
- Andrea McLean
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02074059200
- Additional information
Ext 5560
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