Senior Staff Nurse - CICU

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Caring. Compassionate. Skilled. Meticulous. Enthusiastic.

These are just some of the words that we'd used to describe the world-class nurses at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Flamingo Ward is a busy 21 bedded Cardiac intensive care unit caring for children and young people with complex heart and lung problems. Common things you will see within the unit are pre and post operative patients with congenital heart disease, tracheal patients and patients in heart failure. We are a national heart and lung transplant centre and also care for patients 'bridging to transplant' on berlin hearts.

We offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills.

What we can offer you?

• Opportunity to develop skills involving the management of deteriorating patients, ventilation, chest drains, post-operative care, complex discharges, child development and inotropes.
• Ward level educational support on shift.
• Completion of competency documents.
• Career progression including education and specialist nursing roles.
• Self-rostering.

No paediatric practice, no problem! We welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice.

Please note: the working pattern for this role is a mix of long days, nights and weekends. You must have also completed an intensive care course (adult or paediatric).

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• To be familiar with and adopt the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officers vision for Compassion.

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. 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.

Job 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.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values.
• NMC Registered Nurse (Child or Adult trained with experience in ICU).
• University accredited Intensive Care course or equivalent (e.g. Master's in Critical Care).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality.
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience.

Experience/Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children in an ITU setting.
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
• Basic knowledge of computer skills.
• Understanding or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation.
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures.
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality).
• 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).

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients.
• Committed to family centred care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication 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.
• Administration of IV drugs.
• Central venous access management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year pro rata per annum inclusive.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust