Senior Staff Nurse​/Senior ODP

Job Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse /ODP to join our highly specialised Theatre Team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to world‑class care within a leading children’s hospital, supporting infants, children, and young people with complex and specialist needs.

As a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse/ODP at GOSH, you will provide visible clinical leadership, coordinating high‑quality, compassionate, and family‑centred care. You will act as a role model for best practice, supporting and supervising junior staff, student nurses, and newly qualified colleagues, while working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

You will play a key role in clinical decision‑making, patient safety, and service improvement, ensuring care is delivered in line with Trust policies, safeguarding standards, and national guidance. A strong commitment to embedding GOSH values, promoting inclusion, and supporting continuous improvement is essential.

You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, advanced paediatric nursing competence, and the ability to lead and prioritise care in a complex and fast‑paced environment. You will be supported to develop your leadership and clinical expertise through access to education, specialist training, and ongoing professional development opportunities.

At GOSH, you will join a supportive, innovative perioperative workforce dedicated to making a difference every day for children and their families.

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve and 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.

• Our Always values
• NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP (appropriate to clinical speciality)
• Relevant accredited qualification relating to clinical specialty
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality
• Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence‑based practice
• Basic knowledge of computer skills
• Understanding or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
  
  Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
  Previous experience in the theatres (preferably in a NHS setting)
• Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
• Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Committed to family centred care
• Excellent verbal and written communication 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
  
  Demonstrates Professionalism in practice Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

  You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.