Job summary
The International and Private Care Directorate
The International and Private Care (I&PC) Directorate at GOSH provides care for children with complex and rare conditions who cannot be treated in their home country. Patients treated within I&PC receive not only the highest calibre of on-site medical and nursing expertise, but also benefit from state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care services found throughout the Trust. All of the income we generate through I&PC is reinvested back into GOSH to fund new buildings and vital equipment needed to provide world class treatment to children.
We have three inpatient wards within the Directorate caring for children from all specialities, but when needed our patients are also cared for the in speciality ward areas.
The Clinical Pathway Team
The CPT has responsibility for overseeing the entirety of I&PC inpatient pathways from referral to discharge, regardless of their physical location within GOSH. We are a resource for any team in the hospital involved with, or undertaking, the treatment of I&PC patients and engage with stakeholders both internal and external to GOSH regularly.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure robust preadmission processes are followed to enable all patients to experience a safe and seamless experience.
You will be organised, have excellent communication skills. Ideally, you will have previous band 6 clinical experience (or be a band 5 with nurse in charge experience) and a sound knowledge base in paediatric nursing across multiple specialities.
This post is intended to support the Clinical Pathway Manager in overseeing all I&PC patients within GOSH, regardless of their referral route or physical location within the Trust.
- To provide excellent evidence-based nursing care for children and their families
- To act as a role model and clinical expert in paediatric nursing, providing specialised advice in relation to care
- To work with administration and clinical staff to maximise the efficient utilisation of I&PC bed capacity
- To be responsible for the co-ordination of the preadmission process for all I&PC patients within GOSH
- To utilise IT systems to support and facilitate improved and streamlined discharge processes
- Facilitate high quality experience and customer care for patients/ families and all other stakeholder
- To demonstrate an innovative attitude to the continual improvement of patient and customer care through research and evidence-based practice
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive information concerning patients
About us
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.
Job description
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.
Job description
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
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Child or non-Child registered with experience in a paediatric setting)
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies
- First degree in relevant healthcare related subject, or working towards
- Basic and Advance Life Support training
Desirable
- Assessing and mentoring qualification
- Leadership or management training
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in a relevant children's healthcare environment at Band 6
- Demonstrable experience of leadership and decision making within a paediatric clinical setting
- Demonstrable experience of team working
- Knowledge of paediatric care relevant to referrals
- Understanding of equality, cultural and ethnic diversity, particularly for children and families from the Middle east
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues
- Experience of handling safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Knowledge of clinical governance, safety and improvement agenda
Desirable
- Experience of change management and problem solving
- Experience of working overseas or in an international private clinical setting
- Understanding of audit and research methodologies
- Experience of clinical audit and clinical improvement
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent paediatric clinical skills across a broad range of specialties
- Ability to manage and resolve conflict
- Excellent time management skills, able to prioritise own workload balancing conflicting commitments and delegate appropriately
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of teaching / presenting to groups and individuals
- Ability to problem solve and support change management
- Ability to work effectively across the multidisciplinary professional team
- Administration of IV Medications
- Administration of medication under Patient Group Directives (PGD)
- Demonstrates Compassion in Practice
- IT / Computer literate
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Child or non-Child registered with experience in a paediatric setting)
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies
- First degree in relevant healthcare related subject, or working towards
- Basic and Advance Life Support training
Desirable
- Assessing and mentoring qualification
- Leadership or management training
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in a relevant children's healthcare environment at Band 6
- Demonstrable experience of leadership and decision making within a paediatric clinical setting
- Demonstrable experience of team working
- Knowledge of paediatric care relevant to referrals
- Understanding of equality, cultural and ethnic diversity, particularly for children and families from the Middle east
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues
- Experience of handling safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Knowledge of clinical governance, safety and improvement agenda
Desirable
- Experience of change management and problem solving
- Experience of working overseas or in an international private clinical setting
- Understanding of audit and research methodologies
- Experience of clinical audit and clinical improvement
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent paediatric clinical skills across a broad range of specialties
- Ability to manage and resolve conflict
- Excellent time management skills, able to prioritise own workload balancing conflicting commitments and delegate appropriately
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of teaching / presenting to groups and individuals
- Ability to problem solve and support change management
- Ability to work effectively across the multidisciplinary professional team
- Administration of IV Medications
- Administration of medication under Patient Group Directives (PGD)
- Demonstrates Compassion in Practice
- IT / Computer literate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
