Senior Staff Nurse (Visa Sponsorship UK)

Job Description

Senior Staff Nurse – Koala Ward
Neurology / Neurosurgery
Band 6
Permanent, Full-time
37.5 hours per week

• Job Reference: 271-B-7598247-A
• Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London
• Salary: £46,419 – £55,046 per annum (inclusive of London weighting)
• Closing Date: 28 February 2026 at 23:59

About the Role

Are you a dedicated and experienced children’s nurse looking to advance your career in a leading specialist environment? Koala Ward at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is inviting applications for a Senior Staff Nurse position.

Koala Ward specialises in caring for children and young people with neurological conditions, epilepsy, craniofacial issues, and those requiring brain or spinal surgery. As a senior member of our innovative and supportive team, you will deliver outstanding, family-focused care while providing clinical leadership on a busy, dynamic unit.

This role offers the chance to coordinate complex patient care, guide and inspire junior nurses, and contribute to ongoing service enhancements in one of the world’s foremost children’s hospitals.

We particularly welcome applications from current GOSH staff and those passionate about making a real difference in paediatric neurosciences.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert clinical leadership to the nursing team, ensuring consistently high-quality, compassionate care for children, young people, and their families.
• Serve as a positive role model and advanced clinical practitioner.
• Support the smooth, safe, and resource-efficient running of the ward.
• Champion continuous improvement in patient care by embracing research, evidence-based approaches, and innovative practices.
• Step in to manage the ward responsibly when the Ward Manager or Team Leader is absent.
• Embed the principles of the NHS Chief Nursing Officer’s Compassion in Practice framework.

About Working at GOSH

Great Ormond Street Hospital is a world-renowned centre of excellence in paediatric care, dedicated since 1852 to pioneering kinder and more effective treatments for children with rare and complex conditions. Learn more about us on the official website: www.gosh.nhs.uk.

We are deeply committed to fairness, diversity, and inclusion. Recruitment decisions are based purely on merit and how well candidates meet the role’s requirements. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBT+ individuals.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and member of the Business Disability Forum, we have robust policies and thriving staff networks (BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions, and Women’s) to support an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.

Person Specification  What We’re Looking For

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), relevant to paediatrics or the specialty.
• Relevant post-registration nursing qualification.
• Clear evidence of ongoing professional development and competency achievement.

Desirable

• Qualification or experience as an assessor or practice supervisor.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Proven experience caring for acutely or chronically ill children (or transferable skills from a relevant acute/critical care setting).
• Solid grasp of current professional issues in children’s nursing.
• Appreciation of research, evidence-based practice, and clinical governance (including risk management, audit, and quality improvement).
• Basic IT skills and understanding of safeguarding, revalidation, and Trust policies.

Desirable

• Prior experience in neurosciences, neurology, or neurosurgery (ideally in an NHS paediatric setting).
• Awareness of clinical incident reporting, complaints handling, or nursing innovations beyond GOSH.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Strong ability to assess, plan, prioritise, and deliver patient care.
• Commitment to truly family-centred care.
• Outstanding communication (verbal and written), organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• Good numeracy, time management, and teaching abilities.
• Confident working independently or collaboratively, delegating appropriately.
• Genuine embodiment of compassion in everyday practice.
  Desirable
• Competence in IV drug administration and central venous access management.

Additional Information

• You must hold appropriate UK professional registration (NMC).
• This role requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act exceptions.
• Applications from candidates needing Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome. For details on eligibility, please visit the official GOV.UK page: Skilled Worker visa overview.
• We are a Living Wage Employer.

The full job description and detailed person specification are available in the attachments on the original vacancy listing.

If this sounds like the next exciting step in your nursing journey, we’d love to hear from you. Apply early, as we may close the vacancy sooner if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

Join us at GOSH and help shape brighter futures for children with neurological needs.