Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Staff Nurse (Respiratory)
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We are seeking an exceptional Senior Staff Nurse
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, inspire and deliver outstanding patient care in a forward-thinking environment that values innovation, compassion, and professional growth.
You’ll be joining a large 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. You will help maintain excellent patient outcomes and a positive, supportive ward culture. You will play a pivotal leadership role within the ward/department.
- Provide clinical leadership and support to the nursing team.
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced environment.
- Act as a role model for junior staff, students and new team members.
- Deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse when required.
- Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance and patient safety initiatives.
- Support staff development through teaching, mentorship and supervision.
This is your chance to make a real impact, not just for patients, but for your team and the wider organisation. We’re looking for a motivated, compassionate and proactive nurse who embodies excellence in care. We believe in nurturing our staff so they can thrive.
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To be a clinical expert within the specialty
- Ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times.
- Ensure that each child or young person is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.
- Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring, clean and safe environment for the children, young people and their families.
- Ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and support to members of the ward team.
- Support the provision of effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
- Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed ward and Trust standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.
- To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners, junior staff and multidisciplinary team members at every opportunity, through formal and informal teaching.
- Ensure the provision of and access to appropriate mentors for student nurses and provide a supportive and challenging environment for students in training.
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s admission and treatment at all times.
About Us
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.
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Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK’s only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.
Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.
Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jodian Pringle
Job title: Respiratory Ward Sister
Email address: Jodian.Pringle@gosh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 02074059200 ext 5164
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