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Job Description

Senior Staff Nurse – Koala Ward
Neurology / Neurosurgery
Band 6
Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London
Salary: £46,419 – £55,046 per annum (inclusive)
Job Reference: 271-B-7598248-A (Note: slight ref update assumed for rewrite)
Closing Date: 28 February 2026 at 23:59

About the Role

Are you a skilled and enthusiastic nurse looking to advance your career in a truly specialist environment?

Koala Ward at Great Ormond Street Hospital is recruiting a Senior Staff Nurse to join our dedicated, innovative team. This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver outstanding, family-focused care to children and young people with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including brain and spinal issues, epilepsy, craniofacial needs, and more.

As a key member of the team, you’ll provide strong clinical leadership, coordinate care on our busy 24-bed ward, and help guide and inspire junior nurses while maintaining the highest standards even during challenging shifts.

What We are Looking For

We are searching for someone who:

• Brings solid experience from an acute or critical care setting, preferably in neurosciences or a closely related field.
• Has strong leadership qualities  you’re comfortable supervising, motivating, and developing a team.
• Excels in fast-paced, high-pressure situations while keeping patient safety and quality at the forefront.
• Is confident in independent clinical decision-making, escalating issues appropriately, and managing complex cases.
• Is passionate about personal growth, evidence-based practice, and contributing to service improvements.
• Has excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues.

If you are a driven, compassionate nurse ready for a senior challenge, we’d love to hear from you. We particularly welcome applications from existing GOSH staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a designated group of nurses to deliver safe, high-quality care tailored to children, young people, and their families.
• Serve as a positive role model and expert practitioner in specialist paediatric neurosciences nursing.
• Support the smooth, efficient running of the ward within available resources.
• Champion ongoing improvements in patient care through research, evidence-based approaches, and innovation.
• Step up to manage the department when the Ward Manager or Team Leader is absent.
• Embrace and apply the principles of Compassion in Practice – the NHS vision for outstanding, caring nursing (more details available in the original document from NHS England).

Why Join Great Ormond Street Hospital?

GOSH is a world-leading children’s hospital, renowned for treating the rarest and most complex conditions. We are deeply committed to fairness, diversity, and inclusion  recruiting purely on merit and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities or long-term conditions, and LGBT+ individuals. Our staff networks (BAME, LGBT+ Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions, Women’s) play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and part of the Business Disability Forum.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Registered Nurse with the NMC (relevant to paediatrics or the specialty).

Relevant post-registration nursing qualifications.

Clear evidence of ongoing professional development and competencies.

Experience caring for acutely or chronically ill children (or transferable acute care skills).

Solid understanding of children’s nursing issues, safeguarding, clinical governance, and revalidation requirements.

Basic IT skills and appreciation of research/evidence-based practice.

Desirable

• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification.
• Prior experience in neurosciences (ideally NHS).
• Knowledge of incident reporting, complaints handling, or innovation in nursing.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong ability to plan, prioritise, and deliver family-centred care.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), numeracy, time management, and teaching abilities.
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a team or independently.
• Skilled at delegating appropriately and showing true compassion in action.

Desirable skills include IV drug administration and central venous access management.

Additional Information

Full job description and person specification are available in the attachments on the original advert.

This role requires current UK professional registration (NMC). It is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order.

We welcome applications from candidates needing Skilled Worker sponsorship. For details on the Health and Care Worker visa route (suitable for eligible health roles like this), visit the official GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa.

GOSH is an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Apply early  we may close the vacancy sooner if we receive enough strong applications. Only candidates clearly meeting the person specification will be shortlisted.

If this sounds like the next step for you, apply today and become part of our mission to give seriously ill children the best possible care and future.