Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing Associate
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Would you like to work for an Outstanding Trust that values its staff?
Are you committed to the delivery of high-quality patient care; and are you keen to be part of a friendly and progressive team where your ideas and opinions are valued? If so we would like to hear from you.
An opportunity has arisen for a registered Nursing Associate to join our respiratory service. As a Nursing Associate you'll play a key role in delivering safe, compassionate care to children and young people with acute and long-term respiratory needs. Working closely with Registered Nurses, you'll support assessment, monitoring and recovery while developing your clinical skills in a specialist paediatric environment.
You'll be joining a friendly, progressive 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.
What You'll Gain
- Experience in an Outstanding Respiratory Service.
- Opportunities to develop advanced skills within your scope of practice.
- Exposure to HDU - level care and long-term ventilation pathways.
- A supportive environment that encourages growth, reflection, and progression.
- Strong professional relationships with a friendly, multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- To provide direct patient care to an allocated group of patients including undertaking all required patient observations and reporting any unusual results to the nurse in charge or your named supervisor.
- To promote, monitor, and maintain a healthy, safe, and secure environment for patients, families, and staff.
- To establish and maintain effective communication with the children, families, and staff.
- To liaise with community teams, health visitors, nurses, social workers, and other health professionals regarding patient progress, record on EPIC system, and liaise with clinical nurse specialists on any changes that have occurred.
- To act as a point of contact for families and professionals calling the service, logging calls, and referring to appropriate persons.
- To support and undertake any projects/audits initiated by the Trust or Unit.
- To work collaboratively with the wider department, Health Records department, medical secretaries, and other relevant departments at all times.
- To complete annual mandatory training and other training opportunities relevant to the role.
- To participate in additional training and development opportunities in order to enhance professional development.
- To participate in the annual performance review process, identifying own objectives and producing a personal development plan in conjunction with your manager.
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GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from bias and discrimination.
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We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected, and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status, or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive-supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions, and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues, and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values, and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jodian Pringle
- Job Title: Ward Sister
- Email Address: Jodian.Pringle@gosh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 02074059200
- Extension: 5164
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