Senior Staff Nurse - Fox Ward

Job overview

Fox ward is seeking for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse who is keen to explore and develop their careers in children’s bone marrow transplant and join our existing team.

You can make a real difference in the lives of our patients and their families. A big responsibility? Absolutely. But if you’re up for the challenge, we’re on the lookout for amazing professionals to join our team – talented individuals who can continue delivering our high level of care.

Fox ward has 10 inpatient beds, specialising in Bone Marrow Transplant, Gene Therapy, Thymus Transplant, Immunology and ground breaking CAR T-cell therapy. We are one of only two paediatric centres in the UK to offer these specialist immunotherapy treatments.

Patients have varying nursing care dependencies offering you the opportunity to care for acutely unwell children. Patients are admitted to our wards for an extended period of time and you will have the opportunity to build a close rapport with the patient and family which is extremely rewarding and fulfilling.

As a Band 6 you will be leading the team to deliver evidence based, high quality, novel care to our patients and their families and will be key in guiding junior members of our team to excel in their work.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

• To be a clinical expert within the specialty.
• To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times.
• Ensure that each child or young person is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.
• Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring, clean and safe environment for the children, young people and their families.
• To act as an advocate for the child, young person and family ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.

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

Our always values

Essential criteria

• GOSH Values

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality)
• Relevant nursing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality

Desirable criteria

• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• 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 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
• Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance ( risk management, audit, quality)

Desirable criteria

• 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

Essential criteria

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Committed to family centred care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Good time management and teaching skillsAbility to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
• Demonstrates Compassion in practice

Desirable criteria

• Administration of IV drugs
• Central venous access management