Job summary
We are currently looking for Experienced Band 5 Senior Staff Nurses.

We offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills.

What we can offer you?

• Opportunity to develop skills involving the management of deteriorating patients, ventilation, chest drains, post-operative care, complex discharges, child development and inotropes.
• Procedures, pre and post transplant care (heart and lung)
• 1:1 meetings with ward manager every 3 months, with structured feedback
• Ward level educational support on shift
• Completion of competency documents
• Career progression including education and specialist nursing roles
• Self-rostering
• Staff accommodation
• Interest Free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

No paediatric practice, no problem! We welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice.

Please note: the working pattern for this role is a mix of long days, nights and weekends. We will also not be accepting applications from Newly Registered Practitioners (NRP's) for these vacancies.

Main duties of the job

• To provide the highest standard of nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times.
• To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual children and to supervise other staff in this activity.
• To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children, young people and their families.
• To act as an advocate for the child, young person and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate
• To supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care
• To ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patient's condition
• To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners and junior staff at every opportunity. To work in co-operation with their university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards.
• To participate in informal and formal teaching.
• To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child's or young person's admission and treatment at all times
• To ensure that all patient care is documented, and that all relevant documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards

About us
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions. Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics. Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Closing date: 01 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 5
Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year pro rata per annum inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 271-HL-8181553

Essential Person Specification

• Collaboration, respect and curiosity aligned with GOSH culture and values
• Relevant nursing qualification; NMC registered children's nurse with at least one year post qualifying, or NMC adult nurse with one year in Intensive care/A&E/Paediatric ward within the last two years, or able to join the NMC child branch register
• Evidence of ongoing professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
• Significant post registration nursing experience with acute or chronically sick children, or specialised transferable skills (eg. intensive care, accident & emergency or specialist service)
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing, research and evidence-based practice
• Basic knowledge of computer skills
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Understanding 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 and contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
• 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 skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative; ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
• Demonstrates compassion in practice

Desirable Person Specification

• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
• Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
• Knowledge of clinical incidents, complaints and reporting
• Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
• Knowledge of ward specialties

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.