Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

Caring. Compassionate. Skilled. Meticulous. Enthusiastic.

These are just some of the words that we’d used to describe the world-class nurses at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

We are looking for Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses to join our Respiratory & Trans Care Services.

Whether you have experience in the field or would like to consider a change in their career to one of these exciting specialties, we offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills.

If you want the opportunity to make a special connection with patients and their families, come see what we can do for you.

Please note: CVs will not be accepted via email. All applications must be submitted through Trac Jobs to be considered.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• To be familiar with and adopt the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers vision for CompassionIn Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012). GOSH Nursing recruitment FILM 2022 - YouTube

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.