Clinical Site Practitioner

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled and credible practitioner with exceptional leadership, critical thinking and decision-making abilities to join the Clinical Site Practitioner Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

You will be integral to the delivery of safe, responsive care, helping to ensure that patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated clinician who thrives in a challenging environment, demonstrates resilience under pressure and is committed to delivering outstanding patient care while contributing to the operational effectiveness of one of the world's leading children's hospitals.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Site Practitioner (CSP), you will work across the Trust providing advanced clinical assessment, expert intervention and operational leadership. You will play a pivotal role in the management of deteriorating patients, coordinating emergency responses, supporting patient flow and ensuring effective hospital-wide operational management to maintain safe, high-quality care.

Working in a fast-paced and dynamic tertiary paediatric environment, you will act as a senior clinical resource, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate timely escalation, support complex decision-making and provide expert advice to clinical areas across GOSH.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Person specification

Combined GOSH Values

Essential criteria

• Combined GOSH Values

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria

• NMC registered Childrens Nurse with current registration
• Post-registration qualification relevant to; Paediatric Critical Care, High Dependency or Emergency Care
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• EPLS/APLS or equivalent paediatric resuscitation qualification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Significant clinical experience within paediatric healthcare environment
• Experience working autonomously in a clinical role
• Experience managing complex operational and clinical issues and resolving competing priorities
• Experience supporting children, young people and families to improve patient experience
• Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, quality improvement and risk management

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Strong clinical credibility with the ability to provide expert professional advice and support across the Trust
• Highly developed clinical leadership, and decision making skills
• Ability to provide visible leadership and act as a role model for professional practice and the Trust's Always Values
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to communicate highly complex clinical and operational information to a range of audiences
• Ability to work effectively across professional, organisational and departmental boundaries
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage complex workloads and competing demands
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, make sound judgements and de-escalate challenging situations
• Demonstrates compassion, emotional intelligence and resilience in leadership practice
• Professional credibility and ability to act as an ambassador for the Operational Hub, CSP and VAF services
• Evidence of personal insight, accountability and sound professional judgement

Additional employer information

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

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).

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 696.3KB)
• Staff Benefits Leaflet (PDF, 108.2KB)
• Our GOSH Values (PDF, 516.8KB)