Senior Staff Nurse/ODP - Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Cath Lab
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Staff Nurse/ODP in the Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Cath Lab Department at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The successful candidate will develop highly specialised skills in a supportive environment, providing high-quality care to children and families. It involves clinical leadership, acting as an expert practitioner, and assisting in department management. The role requires peri-operative experience, with training provided for specialist skills.
Essential criteria
- Combined Values
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP (appropriate to clinical speciality)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality - i.e. University Accredited modules e.g. Theatre Course, Leadership course
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
- Experience/Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- 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 Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
- Skills/Abilities
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Committed to family centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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
- Central venous access management
- Combined Values
- Combined Values
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP (appropriate to clinical speciality)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality - i.e. University Accredited modules e.g. Theatre Course, Leadership course
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
- Experience/Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- 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 Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
- Skills/Abilities
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Committed to family centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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
- Central venous access management
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Staff Nurse/ODP - Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Cath Lab
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking to learn and develop highly specialised skills in a supportive and innovative department where provision and maintenance of high quality & excellence of service to patients, parents and families is key. Do you have existing leadership/management skills and experience or feel that you have excellent leadership potential waiting to be developed. Do you want to work in a leading Paediatric Centre and to join our friendly and Child centred Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Cath Lab Team? If your answers to the above are 'Yes', then this position could be for you!
You will work within the Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Cath Lab Department therefore peri-operative experience, such as scrub and circulating, would be desirable. However, you will be given training and support in our specialist skills and in peri-operative care. We have an excellent and supportive Practice Education Team who will assist with your orientation and on-going professional development. The Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Catheter Lab run's Monday to Friday 0800- 1800hrs, with a 24h on-call service, including weekends and Bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
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