Staff Nurse - Eagle Ward

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Site Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Town London Salary £30,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an experienced paediatric nurse ready for a new challenge?

Are you wanting to learn new skills and gain new knowledge?

Do you want to work at the UK largest paediatric renal unit? If the answer is yes, then Eagle ward could be the place for you.

Eagle ward is the largest paediatric renal unit in the UK and has some great career opportunities. Renal nursing will allow you to gain many transferable skills, such as complex fluid balance, electrolyte management, accurate blood pressure measurement and management of hypertension. Experience will also be gained in caring for complex post-surgical patients including transplant and tumour resection, as well as gaining skills in medical management of acutely unwell patients.

We are currently recruiting the following roles to join our friendly and welcoming team:

Band 5 Experienced Staff Nurse (Full Time)

We welcome both paediatric and adult registered nurses. If you have renal or haemodialysis experience as an adult nurse, we will support you with your transition into applying your skills to our paediatric patients. If you are a paediatric nurse with little or no experience in renal or haemodialysis nursing, we will support you with a structured education programme to gain and apply these skills.

Main duties of the job

We offer a rotation across our 12 bedded acute inpatient ward, 10 bedded haemodialysis day unit and home therapies CNS team. This rotation is supported by dedicated practice facilitators who will help supervise and offer clinical supervision to ensure you develop your skills with competence and confidence.

Our inpatient and day case activity affords more flexibility with rostering and offers a better work life balance. Flexible working applications are considered.

Eagle Ward provides nursing staff with the chance to develop and enhance essential high dependency skills, management of critical blood pressure anomalies and fluid balance disturbances as well as the development of complex dialysis and transplantation skills. We have established a robust educational programme including comprehensive specialist workbooks, a renal foundation course and a degree and masters module that enable you to continually develop both your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.

If you would like more information about joining our team, please contact or Joanna van Ree or Robyn Parker (Ward Sisters) on 0207 405 9200 ext 0556 ext 8154.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main 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 values | Collaboration| Curiosity | Respect

Academic/Professional Qualification/Training

• NMC Child Registered Nurse
• Relevant nursing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
• Basic knowledge of computer skills
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
• Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
• Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
• 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)
• Knowledge of ward specialties

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

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Robyn Parker

Job title Ward Sister

Email address Robyn.Parker@gosh.nhs.uk

Telephone number 02074059200

Additional information

Robyn Parker robyn.parker@gosh.nhs.uk

Joanna Van Ree Joanna.VanRee@gosh.nhs.uk

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