# Senior Staff Nurse (Respiratory) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-respiratory/048ffd8b-74e4-4961-a4b9-acee911406e9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-respiratory/048ffd8b-74e4-4961-a4b9-acee911406e9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed term available - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T13:31:03.991Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8313784 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional Senior Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and supportive team. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, inspire and deliver outstanding patient care in a forward-thinking environment that values innovation, compassion, and professional growth. You’ll be joining a large team across the two Respiratory Wards (Leopard and Kangaroo), which focuses on children and young people requiring respiratory medicine acutely and chronically. It has 23 beds, including a high-dependency unit dedicated beds for children and young people with cystic fibrosis and transitional care beds for long term ventilated children and young people. You work will help maintain excellent patient outcomes and a positive, supportive ward culture. You will play a pivotal leadership role within the ward/department. Provide clinical leadership and support to the nursing team. Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced environment. Act as a role model for junior staff, students and new team members. Deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse when required. Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance and patient safety initiatives. Support staff development through teaching, mentorship and supervision This is your chance to make a real impact, not just for patients, but for your team and the wider organisation. We’re looking for a motivated, compassionate and proactive nurse who embodies excellence in care. We believe in nurturing our staff so they can thrive ### 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. - Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring, clean and safe environment for the children, young people and their families - 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. - Ensure the provision of and access to appropriate mentors for student nurses and provide a supportive and challenging environment for students in training - To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s admission and treatment at all times ### 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 - Administration of IV drugs - Central venous access management ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - 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 - Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting) - Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting - Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality) - Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures **Desirable** - Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Our values - Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives - Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace - Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality) - Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality - Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 610.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634548) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) ## 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.