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Are you looking to join a friendly and highly skilled team that is dedicated to providing the highest levels of care for children and young people? Do you wish to advance in a rewarding specialism that offers cutting-edge technologies? We are looking for NMC-registered nurses to join Great Ormond Street Hospital to work in their well-established team within the Heart and Lung Directorate.
This is an exciting time at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Cardiac Nursing. We are expanding our service and need your help. Cardiac services are embarking on a programme of change in order to meet the challenges of providing a world leading cardiac programme.
We are expanding the service to open a focused High dependency Unit. This will help children needing cardiac surgery to be nursed in the right place at the right time allowing for timely discharges. You can help be part of this change.
Bear and Alligator ward are two areas consisting of 28 beds combined (inclusive of 8 HDU beds) that specialise in Cardiothoracic patients involving the heart, lungs and tracheal. Great Ormond Street Hospital is the UK centre for Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, providing specialist care for patients up to 18 years old. The typical cases that present on the ward are those patients who require CPAP, optiflow, chest drains, inotropes, TPN, blood transfusions, VAD's and pacemakers. We also manage patients pre and post heart/lung transplant.
As a band 6 excellent communication skills are required in order to manage either ward as the nurse in charge. You will liaise with the full MDT - CICU, medics, surgeons, physios, dieticians etc to ensure smooth patient journey. This will be with the support of both our clinical and office based ward managers, education team and family liaison nurse.
Alligator ward is a cardiac ward which focuses on Level 1 patients ensuring timely discharges and parental teaching.
Cardiac at GOSH is a fast-paced environment which requires you to be flexible and adaptable to different situations
Once you're here, you'll be given a preceptor or mentor based on your background and receive ongoing assistance from our own ward-based education team. Where necessary, these employees will assist you as you develop your skills and confidence.
The opportunity to rotate across all areas and specialities within Heart and Lung are available after a period of consolidation.
* To be a clinical expert within care of children and young people with a cardiac condition.
* To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the children, young people with cardiac condition and their families at all times
* Ensure that each child or young person is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented
* Ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and support to members of the ward team.
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks.
Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marta Almansa Esteva Job title: Ward Sister Email address: marta.almansaesteva@gosh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02074059200
Please contact us to discuss the opportunity and for an informal visit.
Bear And Alligator Ward Sisters
Marta Almansa Esteva (marta.almansaesteva@gosh.nhs.uk) ext 1675
Hannah Hambleton-Smith (hannah.hambleton-smith@gosh.nhs.uk)
Lyndsay Halil (lyndsay.halil@gosh.nhs.uk)
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