# Staff Nurse - Robin Ward BMT/Immunology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-robin-ward-bmtimmunology/33b4ea1b-2f38-46ca-90c6-3c2d2d96dd2a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-robin-ward-bmtimmunology/33b4ea1b-2f38-46ca-90c6-3c2d2d96dd2a.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:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-23T16:30:30.441Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/BMTImmunology/BMTImmunology-v8392150 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8392150?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking ambitious, driven nurse to join us in expanding our children’s cancer services as we set out to create a new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre – a unique resource for children with some of the most complex cancers. Robin Ward is a 10 bedded wards in the Blood, Cells and Cancer (BCC) directorate caring for blood disorders, cancers and leukaemia – or immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders and those who need a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, Gene therapy, Thymus transplant. It is one of the only two paediatric centres in the UK to offer CAR T-cell therapy among other specialist immunotherapy treatments. We value the skills and experience you can bring and welcome you to come and share these with us! Robin Ward provides a positive nurse led working culture, with safe staffing levels (nursing ward ratios are on average 1 nurse to 2 patients) that enables you to do your job well, supporting your professional & academic development. With the support of the nursing infrastructure (which includes a dedicated nursing central venous access team, nursing chemotherapy team and a dedicated nursing educational team) you will be guided throughout. ### Main duties of the job - To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic family centered care to the children, young people and families. - Ability to promote family centered care and establish good relationships with children, young people and their families. - To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team. - To be able to take charge of the ward in the absence of senior nursing staff following achievement of required competence. - To be familiar with and adopt the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers vision for Compassion in Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012). ### 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** - GOSH Values - Experience of working as part of a diverse team. - Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture. ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality) - Relevant nursing qualification - Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies **Desirable** - Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience ## Documents - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 688.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10722373) ## 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.