Job summary
We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled and credible practitioner with exceptional leadership, critical thinking and decision-making abilities to join the Clinical Site Practitioner Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

You will be integral to the delivery of safe, responsive care, helping to ensure that patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated clinician who thrives in a challenging environment, demonstrates resilience under pressure and is committed to delivering outstanding patient care while contributing to the operational effectiveness of one of the world's leading children's hospitals.

Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Site Practitioner (CSP), you will work across the Trust providing advanced clinical assessment, expert intervention and operational leadership. You will play a pivotal role in the management of deteriorating patients, coordinating emergency responses, supporting patient flow and ensuring effective hospital-wide operational management to maintain safe, high-quality care.

Working in a fast-paced and dynamic tertiary paediatric environment, you will act as a senior clinical resource, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate timely escalation, support complex decision-making and provide expert advice to clinical areas across GOSH.

About us
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.

Job 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
Combined GOSH Values
Essential

• Combined GOSH Values

Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential

• NMC registered Childrens Nurse with current registration
• Post-registration qualification relevant to; Paediatric Critical Care, High Dependency or Emergency Care
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• EPLS/APLS or equivalent paediatric resuscitation qualification

Experience/Knowledge
Essential

• Significant clinical experience within paediatric healthcare environment
• Experience working autonomously in a clinical role
• Experience managing complex operational and clinical issues and resolving competing priorities
• Experience supporting children, young people and families to improve patient experience
• Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, quality improvement and risk management

Skills/Abilities
Essential

• Strong clinical credibility with the ability to provide expert professional advice and support across the Trust
• Highly developed clinical leadership, and decision making skills
• Ability to provide visible leadership and act as a role model for professional practice and the Trust's Always Values
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to communicate highly complex clinical and operational information to a range of audiences
• Ability to work effectively across professional, organisational and departmental boundaries
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage complex workloads and competing demands
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, make sound judgements and de-escalate challenging situations
• Demonstrates compassion, emotional intelligence and resilience in leadership practice
• Professional credibility and ability to act as an ambassador for the Operational Hub, CSP and VAF services
• Evidence of personal insight, accountability and sound professional judgement

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).