Staff Nurse /ODP UK Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated Registered Nurse to join the pre-operative and day case services at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

The role offers the opportunity to work across Woodpecker Ward and Nightingale Ward, supporting children and young people throughout their surgical journey.

Woodpecker Ward provides pre-operative care. Children are admitted to the ward, assessed and prepared for surgery before transferring to Theatre. Following their procedure, patients requiring an overnight stay return to one of the hospital’s inpatient wards for continued recovery.

Nightingale Ward operates as a day case service. Patients are admitted and prepared for their procedure before returning to the ward afterwards, where nursing staff support their recovery until they are ready to go home later that day.

Previous experience in a day case environment would be advantageous, although it is not essential. This nurse-led service provides an excellent opportunity to develop a broad range of clinical and organisational skills while caring for patients from admission through to discharge.

The service continues to grow and welcomes children and young people from birth to 18 years across a wide range of clinical specialties.

What You Will Gain

Working within these busy wards will allow you to strengthen and broaden your nursing practice. You will have opportunities to:

– Develop effective time-management skills within a fast-moving, high-turnover environment.
– Gain exposure to numerous paediatric clinical specialties.
– Build experience working alongside a wide range of healthcare professionals.
– Develop confidence in assessment, care planning, patient preparation and post-operative recovery.
– Work collaboratively with Healthcare Support Workers, Healthcare Assistants, Assistant Theatre Practitioners, Nursing Associates and Registered Nurses.
– Develop transferable clinical skills that can support your future career progression.

A comprehensive education and development programme is available to support your learning. The Senior Nursing Team will provide guidance, supervision and encouragement, helping you build the knowledge and confidence required to progress in the role.

Key Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse, you will play an important part in delivering safe, effective and compassionate care to children, young people and their families.

Your responsibilities will include:

– Providing consistently high-quality nursing care throughout the patient’s admission and recovery.
– Assessing individual needs and developing, implementing and reviewing appropriate programmes of care.
– Monitoring patients and responding appropriately to changes in their clinical condition.
– Ensuring prescribed treatments and interventions are completed safely and effectively.
– Communicating relevant clinical information with medical and multidisciplinary colleagues.
– Supporting and supervising other members of the ward team when required.
– Delegating appropriate tasks while maintaining accountability for patient care.
– Contributing to a positive learning environment and supporting the development of colleagues.
– Promoting family-centred care and ensuring children and their families are treated with dignity, compassion and respect.
– Working in accordance with professional standards, safeguarding procedures and Trust policies.

Working Pattern

The service operates Monday to Friday, from 7:00am to 8:00pm.

This is a full-time position, working 11.5-hour shifts across approximately 3–4 days each week.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:

Professional Registration & Training

– Current NMC registration as a Children’s Nurse, or NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner with substantial paediatric experience.
– Evidence of continued professional learning relevant to the clinical area.
– Current Basic Life Support training.
– Commitment to maintaining professional standards and meeting revalidation requirements.

Clinical Experience & Knowledge

You should have:

– Experience caring for acutely or chronically unwell children, or relevant transferable clinical experience.
– An understanding of current professional issues affecting children’s nursing.
– Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary and diverse team.
– Knowledge of clinical governance, including risk management, quality improvement and audit.
– An understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and the ability to follow relevant Trust procedures.
– Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion.
– Good IT and computer skills.
– A strong commitment to delivering excellent family-centred care.

Experience or knowledge within a relevant paediatric specialty, familiarity with ward-based specialties, and awareness of innovative nursing practice outside GOSH would be desirable.

Skills and Personal Qualities

We are looking for a nurse who can:

– Assess, plan and prioritise patient care effectively.
– Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
– Delegate appropriately and manage competing clinical priorities.
– Work confidently as part of a multidisciplinary team as well as independently.
– Demonstrate strong numeracy skills.
– Work effectively across professional and organisational boundaries.
– Demonstrate compassion, professionalism and respect in everyday practice.
– Contribute positively to a family-centred approach to care.

Experience in teaching, training, preceptorship, assessment or supporting learners would be an advantage.

Our Culture and Values

We are committed to creating a workplace where recruitment and career development are fair, transparent and free from discrimination.

Our organisation is continuing its work to become an anti-racist employer and is taking practical steps to ensure that colleagues feel respected, included and valued.

We actively work to remove barriers to recruitment, progression and professional development. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and candidates will be considered fairly regardless of characteristics such as race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse communities, disabled people, individuals with long-term health conditions and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and the Women’s Network, contribute to developing an inclusive workplace and are supported by senior leadership.

Important Recruitment Information

The advertised closing date may be brought forward if enough applications are received, so candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Shortlisting will be based on how clearly applicants demonstrate that they meet the requirements outlined in the person specification. Where application numbers are particularly high, additional selection criteria may be applied.

The detailed job description and full person specification contain further information about the duties, qualifications, knowledge and experience required for this position and should be reviewed as part of the application process.

Applications from candidates who currently require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications, subject to the relevant eligibility and sponsorship requirements.

For official information about UK immigration and visa requirements, applicants can refer to “UK Visas and Immigration – GOV.UK” (https://reference-url-citation.invalid/0).

The organisation is also an accredited Living Wage Employer.