Bank Band 5 & 6 Nurse – Registered Critical Care Units – Great Ormond Street Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

London, UK
Nursing
Temporary
Great Ormond Street
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Are you a Child or Adult NMC registered nurse? Are you interested in joining a nursing team in treating some of the most rare and complex diseases and conditions? If this interests you, we warmly welcome you to apply for our bank position as a Band 5/6 Critical Care Unit (CCU) Nurse.

Our Purpose:

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is a recognised centre for training in paediatric intensive care medicine, being one of the largest for children in the UK and Europe. GOSH focuses on providing world class intensive treatment, to both child and young people, which welcomes critical care unit (CCU) Nurses to apply to join the GOSH Bank.

At GOSH, we take great pride in our values, to make sure we are ‘always welcoming’, ‘always helpful’, ‘always expert’ and ‘always one team’.

Your Purpose:

We warmly welcome applications from nurses who have experience within intensive care. You will be working within a team that values your expertise and skill, by giving you opportunities to grow and develop alongside our Trust. The critical care units at GOSH include general, cardiac, and neonatal CCUs.

You will be responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of high-quality patient care; whilst working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Day-to-day work will be in line with the trust policies, objectives, protocols, and local guidelines in accordance with NMC regulations.

Our Bank Staff CCU Nurses are crucial in providing a high standard of holistic family centred care to the children, young people, and families. To reward their devotion and hard work, we offer the following benefits:

  • Competitive and enhanced pay rates
  • Flexible lines of work
  • Weekly Salary
  • Opportunity to work across multiple CCUs to gain invaluable experience
  • Access to GOLD training – our platform for all statutory mandatory training

To successfully apply to work as an CCU Nurse at GOSH, we are looking for previous intensive care experience, including caring for Level 2 and 3 Patients. All essential requirements are listed, as follows:

  • Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) registered nurse
  • Relevant nursing qualifications at degree-level. CCU Qualifications are desirable.
  • At least six months experience as an CCU Nurse & Paediatric Nurse within the last three years.
  • Oral and IV medication administration competent
  • Robust clinical knowledge, strong initiative, and an ability to remain calm and work efficiently under pressure
  • Experience in assessment, observation, and monitoring of patients
  • To be competent in administering medication confidently.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Basic IT and computer skills
  • Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
  • Committed to family-centred care
  • Excellent numeracy skills
  • Good time management and teaching skills
  • Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
  • Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
  • Demonstrates compassion in practice
  • Strong relationship building, both internal and external
  • Honesty and integrity, and a caring patient-centred approach

We look forward to receiving your application and hope to welcome you onto GOSH’s Staff Bank.

Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.

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As part of the application process you will be expected to complete or provide online and practical core skills training modules and a DBS. Are you happy to proceed?

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We’re unable to proceed with your application

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Are you currently substantive and wish to work extra bank shifts?

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You are eligible to join via another route

If you are currently substantive and wish to work extra bank shifts, please continue your application through the substantive candidate form.

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Have you recently left your substantive position at the trust (within the last 6 weeks)?

If you have recently left your substantive position you will be eligible to join via another route.
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You are eligible to join via another route

If you have left your substantive position, please continue your application through the substantive candidate form.

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Do you currently work or have you worked for any agencies at the Trust you are applying to within the last 12 weeks?

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You are eligible to join via another route

If you currently hold an agency assignment with our Trust, please continue your application through the agency consent form.

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Are you eligible to work in the UK?

By law, we can only work with those who are authorised to work in the UK.
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Sadly, we are only able to recruit bank workers who are authorised to work in the UK.

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Do you hold 6 months NHS acute ward-based experience within the last 3 years in your band and specialty?

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Sadly, we are only able to recruit bank workers who do not hold current NHS experience. If you are a student nurse who has completed at least 16 week placement with the trust you are applying for please obtain a referral from your placement tutor or ward supervisor.

Will we be able to obtain references from your line manager at your current/previous employer(s) to cover the past 3 years?

We must obtain a minimum of 2 references covering 3 years relevant to the specialty/discipline in which you are applying to work to satisfy your pre-employment checks.
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We’re unable to proceed with your application

Sadly, we are only able to recruit bank workers who are able to provide referencing.

Will you be able to provide or be willing to obtain relevant immunisation history?

We must obtain an occupational health check to support your bank registration, should you be unable to obtain your immunisation history we will not be able to support your registration.
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We’re unable to proceed with your application

Sadly, we are only able to recruit bank workers who are able to provide immunisation records. Please consult with your GP for more information on how to obtain these.

As part of the application process you will be expected to complete or provide online and practical core training module and a DBS. Are you happy to proceed?

We must obtain a DBS for patient facing roles and core skills training must be completed to support your bank registration.
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