Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join our respiratory service at Great Ormond Street Kangaroo ward.
Kangaroo Ward is a 9-bedded transitional care unit that cares for children and young people with complex medical needs, in preparation for their discharge home. The majority of the children and young people we care for need long-term respiratory support via a tracheostomy and ventilator. We also care for children requiring non-invasive ventilation and nasopharyngeal airways.
Our focus is to provide holistic care in a friendly environment and to act as a bridge between hospital and home, empowering parents and carers with their child's complex medical needs through teaching and supporting them to feel confident in caring for their child at home. We work very closely with Leopard Ward (acute respiratory ward) and the Respiratory Sleep Unit.
We are committed to delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Jodian Pringle, Kangaroo Ward Manager, via e-mail at knolerhia.pringle@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We are seeking Qualified Nursing Associates who are flexible, innovative, and highly motivated to join our friendly and dynamic team. Previous experience of caring for children or patients with tracheostomy is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided by our supportive practice development team. As with all our team members, we are committed to enabling our staff to take up the many learning opportunities offered by the Trust, providing the support and encouragement necessary to assist those wanting to develop their careers further - this includes access to additional training to enable those Nursing Associates that wish to progress to become Registered Nurses to do so.
So whether you are currently working in a paediatric setting but would like the challenge of working at a world-class children's hospital, we'd love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
* Always welcoming, Always helpful, Always expert, Always one team
* Experience of working as part of a diverse
* Experience of contributing to an inclusive culture
* NMC Nursing Associate (Child)
* GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience/Knowledge
* Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
* Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
* Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
* Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills/Abilities
* Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
* Ability to plan and prioritise care of own delegated patient workload
* Committed to patient family-centred care
* Demonstrates compassion in practice
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, and nonverbal) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
* Ability to support, supervise, assess, and act as a role model to Nursing Associate students, other learners, and Health Care Support Workers within the clinical setting
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers, and colleagues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
£31,944 to £34,937 a year Per annum pro rata
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