Nurse Associate

An opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join our respiratory service at Great Ormond Street Kangaroo ward.

Kangaroo Ward is a 9-bedded transitional care unit that cares for children and young people with complex medical needs, in preparation for their discharge home. The majority of the children and young people we care for need long-term respiratory support via a tracheostomy and ventilator. We, also care for children requiring non-invasive ventilation and nasopharyngeal airways.

Our focus is to provide holistic care in a friendly environment and to act as a bridge between hospital and home, to empower parents and carers with their child's complex medical needs through teaching and supporting them to feel confident in caring for their child at home. We work very closely with Leopard Ward (acute respiratory ward) and the Respiratory Sleep Unit., We are seeking a Qualified Nursing Associates who are flexible, innovative and highly motivated to join our friendly and dynamic team. Previous experience of caring for children or patients with tracheostomy is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided by our supportive practice development team. As with all of our team members, we are committed to enabling our staff to take up the many learning opportunities offered by the Trust, providing the support and encouragement necessary to assist those wanting to develop their careers further -this includes access to the additional training to enable those Nursing Associates that wish to progress to become Registered Nurses to do so.

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 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.