Advert for Band 5 – Squirrel Gastro
We are looking for nurses who are enthusiastic and well-motivated as we seek to deliver high quality care to our complex Children and Young People on Squirrel Gastro Ward.
Good time management and decision making skills are essential along with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The unit encourages staff to develop their leadership skills and clinical knowledge as well as promoting individual development.
Squirrel Gastro Ward is a busy ward with 10 beds, specialising in gastroenterology medicine, both acute and long term management. You will have the opportunity to learn complex fluid management, Parental Nutrition and caring for children undergoing investigations of the GI tract, Pre transplant assessment of children that require Bowel or Multi-visceral transplants and caring for children having complex medication regimes for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We are a national centre for some conditions and care for children for across the country and occasionally abroad.
We care for a mixture of long and short stay patients, catering for a diverse age range of patients from newborn to 18 years,
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Andrea McLean (Ward Sister) on andrea.mclean@gosh.nhs.uk or 0207 4059200 ext 5560.
- To provide the highest standard of nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times
- To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual children and to supervise other staff in this activity
- To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children, young people and their families
- To supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care
- To ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patient’s condition
- To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners and junior staff at every opportunity. To work in co-operation with their university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards.
- To participate in informal and formal teaching.
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s or young person’s admission and treatment at all times.
- To ensure that all patient care is documented, and that all relevant documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards
- To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Trust policy and professional standards. To ensure that colleagues do likewise
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea McLean Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Andrea.mclean@gosh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02074059200
Ext 5560
