# Experienced Staff Nurse - Haematology/Oncology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/experienced-staff-nurse-haematologyoncology/3fbf69d5-66f9-42fc-890b-a160ec0a42b0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/experienced-staff-nurse-haematologyoncology/3fbf69d5-66f9-42fc-890b-a160ec0a42b0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T17:02:45.394Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/HaematologyOncology/HaematologyOncology-v8291828 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291828?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you want to be part of the new world leading GOSH Children’s Cancer Centre? Elephant and Lion wards are now recruiting for experienced staff nurses We have an exciting opportunity for Experienced Staff Nurses (band 5) to join our teams within Blood Cells and Cancer. BCC is a busy Directorate that provides the most cutting edge and innovative haematology/oncology, bone marrow transplant, immunology, Rheumatology, dermatology and infectious disease treatments? We care for patients ranging in age from neonates to adolescent. Our patients require a varied input of nursing care from both low to high dependency, and you can gain specialised skills throughout your practice. We are looking for registered nurses with excellent paediatric clinical skills who are well-motivated, have exceptional communication capabilities, time management skills and a passion to develop their knowledge. As a Unit we are committed to your professional development and offer educational opportunities which can be individually structured to include study to degree or Masters Level. ### Main duties of the job Clinical: - 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 communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events. - To start planning discharges from admission, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, other departments and community services as necessary. - To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care. This includes completion of the Trusts clinical skills competencies and expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate training. ### 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. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### 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 ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - 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) - 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 ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Our values | Collaboration| Curiosity | Respect ### Academic/Professional Qualification/Training **Essential** - NMC Child Registered Nurse - Relevant nursing qualification - Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies **Desirable** - Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience ## Documents - [our gosh values (pdf, 516.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3097) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 458.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609921) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.