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 including HDU beds 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 committed to delivering the best care for our patients. You will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.

We are seeking 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.

So whether you are currently working in a paediatric setting but would like the challenge of working at a world-class children’s hospital, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

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.

Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development. Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code. Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice. Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation. Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans. Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate. Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.

• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Ability to plan and prioritise care of own delegated patient workload
• Committed to patient family centred care
• Demonstrates compassion in practice
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to Nursing Associate students, other learners and Health Care Support Workers within the clinical setting
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues

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.

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