Senior Staff Nurse

You will work closely with the Ward Sister in leading the nursing team and daily running of the ward. As a Senior Staff Nurse you will have the opportunity to further your skills and education as well as supporting others in meeting their own career development needs. This will be a great opportunity to be a role model for junior staff, become a junior sister on a rotation programme, and become a preceptor and a practice assessor., To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families. To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department 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 In Practice (NHS Commissioning Board). Do you want?

• To embrace technology and innovation to enhance patient care?
• To work with a supportive nursing and multi-disciplinary team?
• Flexible working patterns to enhance your work life balance?
What we can offer you:
• Full induction working closely with our practice education team.
• Support to advance your specialist clinical skills through courses such as the Urology Fundamentals and HDU modules.
• Expand your educational development through access to relevant courses and support from our dedicated Practice Educators and Practice Facilitators.
• Internal transfer scheme to make the most of the opportunities for exposure to different specialties within GOSH and working practices.
Why we need you:
• To join our team of staff who continue to deliver outstanding patient care.
• To bring your individuality - we embrace diversity!
• To help deliver our always values with us towards patients and their families.
• To be a team player and a valued member of the GOSH community.
  
  Panther Urology ward is one of the few specialised Urology wards in the UK. Our aim is to provide the highest possible care for children and their families with Urological conditions requiring surgical intervention and support. We care for many patients from across the country and globe with acute and chronic conditions such as Posterior-Urethral Valves, Bladder Exstrophy and Cloaca anomaly to name a few.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our amazing nursing team on Panther Urology to help provide a high level of nursing care and positive patient experiences. On the ward we have 9 beds, 2 of which are developed further into a high dependency unit to care for patients requiring additional support in the pre and post-operative period. This post is suitable for experienced registered Children's Band 5 nurses or band 6 that are ready to progress to the next level in their nursing career., 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. 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 know that we need to develop a more inclusive culture where everyone feels seen and heard. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge in our GOSH community, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care. At GOSH we have opportunities for our staff to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE & Women's networks.