Experienced Staff Nurse inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED THU 14 NOV 2024

Panther Ward is seeking Experienced Staff Nurses who are keen to explore and develop their careers on a multi-speciality paediatric surgical ward. Are you a paediatric nurse looking for the next step in your career? Or an adult nurse wanting to make the transition into paediatrics?

Panther ward has 14 inpatient beds (2 of which are High Dependency), specialising in Ears, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Plastics, Dental and Maxillofacial, Craniofacial, Audiology and Cleft. Patients having various surgical procedures requiring different aspect of nursing care, offering you the opportunity to gain new clinical skills caring for acutely unwell children. We are currently expanding our High Dependency criteria working alongside our new HDU Ward Sister, this is an exciting time for us as a team and we would love for you to join us.

Panther will allow you to gain specialist surgical and airway management skills, supporting you to build confidence in high dependence nursing. We can offer a number of development and educational opportunities and help you prepare for a band 6 role with courses such as stepping up to band 6 and our fully supported in charge work up.

Adult nurses we can help you to transition from adult nursing into the surgical world of paediatrics. We can offer courses specially designed for adult nurses, as well as speciality courses and the HDU module. We will ensure your development plan is tailored to your needs, recognising previous experience.

• As an experienced staff nurse you will work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to deliver evidence based, high quality care to our patients and their families.
• Ability to promote family centred 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.

Do you want?

• To embrace technology and innovation to enhance patient care?
• To gain new airway management clinical skills, for example tracheostomy competencies?
• To experience new and innovated surgical procedures such as ear reconstructions?
• To work with a supportive nursing and multi-disciplinary team?
• Flexible working patterns to enhance your work life balance?

About us

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.

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 Womens 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 Trusts mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.