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Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse /ODP to join our highly specialised Theatre Team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to world‑class care within a leading children’s hospital, supporting infants, children, and young people with complex and specialist needs. As a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse/ODP at GOSH, you will provide visible clinical leadership, coordinating high‑quality, compassionate, and family‑centred care. You will act as a role model for best practice, supporting and supervising junior staff, student nurses, and newly qualified colleagues, while working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key role in clinical decision‑making, patient safety, and service improvement, ensuring care is delivered in line with Trust policies, safeguarding standards, and national guidance. A strong commitment to embedding GOSH values, promoting inclusion, and supporting continuous improvement is essential. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, advanced paediatric nursing competence, and the ability to lead and prioritise care in a complex and fast‑paced environment. You will be supported to develop your leadership and clinical expertise through access to education, specialist training, and ongoing professional development opportunities. At GOSH, you will join a supportive, innovative perioperative workforce dedicated to making a difference every day for children and their families.
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
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
- Demonstrates Professionalism 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
- 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)
- Previous experience in the theatres (preferably in a NHS setting)
Desirable
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP (appropriate to clinical speciality)
- Relevant accredited qualification relating to clinical specialty
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality
Desirable
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
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This advert is for Senior Staff Nurse / Senior ODP with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Operating department practitioner role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 inclusive per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Jul 2026.
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