Staff Nurse - PICU

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Staff Nurse - PICU The closing date is 01 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary We are currently looking for Experienced Band 5 Senior Staff Nurses. We offer a fantastic world class education programme which will help you develop your specialist knowledge and skills. What we can offer you? Opportunity to develop skills involving the management of deteriorating patients, ventilation, chest drains, post-operative care, complex discharges, child development and inotropes. Procedures, pre and post transplant care (heart and lung) 1:1 meetings with ward manager every 3 months, with structured feedback Ward level educational support on shift Completion of competency documents Career progression including education and specialist nursing roles Self-rostering Staff accommodation Interest Free season ticket loan Cycle to work scheme No paediatric practice, no problem! We welcome everyone with an interest in joining this exciting field of clinical practice. **Please note: the working pattern for this role is a mix of long days, nights and weekends. We will also not be accepting applications from Newly Registered Practitioners (NRP's) for these vacancies.** Main duties of the job 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 act as an advocate for the child, young person and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate 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 relevantdocumentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards About us Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for child