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Essential
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- Skills/Abilities
Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Skills/Abilities
Committed to family centred care
- Skills/Abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Excellent numeracy skills
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Good time management and teaching skills
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Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
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Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
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Demonstrates Compassion in practice
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
- Experience/Knowledge
Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
- Experience/Knowledge
Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
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Basic knowledge of computer skills
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Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
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Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
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Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
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Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
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Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
- GOSH Culture and Values
Our values | Collaboration| Curiosity | Respect
- Academic/Professional Qualification/Training
NMC Child Registered Nurse
- Academic/Professional Qualification/Training
Relevant nursing qualification
- Academic/Professional Qualification/Training
Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience/Knowledge
Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
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Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
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Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
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Knowledge of ward specialties
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Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Job overview
Are you an experienced paediatric nurse ready for a new challenge?
Are you wanting to learn new skills and gain new knowledge?
Do you want to work at the UK largest paediatric renal unit? If the answer is yes, then Eagle ward could be the place for you.
Eagle ward is the largest paediatric renal unit in the UK and has some great career opportunities. Renal nursing will allow you to gain many transferable skills, such as complex fluid balance, electrolyte management, accurate blood pressure measurement and management of hypertension. Experience will also be gained in caring for complex post-surgical patients including transplant and tumour resection, as well as gaining skills in medical management of acutely unwell patients.
We are currently recruiting the following roles to join our friendly and welcoming team:
Band 5 Experienced Staff Nurse (Full Time)
We welcome both paediatric and adult registered nurses. If you have renal or haemodialysis experience as an adult nurse, we will support you with your transition into applying your skills to our paediatric patients. If you are a paediatric nurse with little or no experience in renal or haemodialysis nursing, we will support you with a structured education programme to gain and apply these skills.
Main duties of the job
We offer a rotation across our 12 bedded acute inpatient ward, 10 bedded haemodialysis day unit and home therapies CNS team. This rotation is supported by dedicated practice facilitators who will help supervise and offer clinical supervision to ensure you develop your skills with competence and confidence.
Our inpatient and day case activity affords more flexibility with rostering and offers a better work life balance. Flexible working applications are considered.
Eagle Ward provides nursing staff with the chance to develop and enhance essential high dependency skills, management of critical blood pressure anomalies and fluid balance disturbances as well as the development of complex dialysis and transplantation skills. We have established a robust educational programme including comprehensive specialist workbooks, a renal foundation course and a degree and masters module that enable you to continually develop both your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.
If you would like more information about joining our team, please contact or Joanna van Ree or Robyn Parker (Ward Sisters) on 0207 405 9200 ext 0556 ext 8154.
We really look forward to hearing from you!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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.
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This advert is for Staff Nurse - Eagle Ward with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £30,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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