Meet our nurses

Moeen is a staff nurse who joined GOSH in 2017. After completing a variety of student nursing placements at GOSH, Moeen was keen to return once finishing his studies "I had such a great time training here I just wanted to continue that experience."

Moeen describes what he loves about nursing at GOSH: "The diversity, and I love how geeky people are here! There are so many interesting personalities and ideas shared. I also love that we learn every single day - not just clinical and technical skills, but also personal soft skills, such as patience."

"There is good support on offer and a great network of practice educators and facilitators here. They are very encouraging as a go-to team to get information and resources from. We're lucky at GOSH to have so many specialised training opportunities too. I always feel privileged when I'm at a training course GOSH has hosted and people from other Trusts have attended."

Elizabeth is a Staff Nurse at GOSH and is at the end of the rotation programme. “The rotation programme was particularly appealing as it offered the opportunity to gain experience across a range of specialities. I wasn’t ready at the point of qualifying to choose which area I wanted to specialise in, particularly as most of my training had been general.”

Elizabeth recounts being impressed by the amount of study days in comparison to other Trusts, “During my induction period I received a two-year plan, which detailed a broad range of study days I would be booked on to. This removed a lot of stress!”

“Although nursing can be challenging at times, it has been more rewarding, interesting and varied than I ever imagined” says Elizabeth, “I think as nurses at GOSH we are privileged to care for patients with such complex needs - they teach us something new every day and motivate us to continue learning and improving.”

Elizabeth is about to start a job on PICU and in the long-term aspires to be in a Clinical Site Practitioner or work in the Children’s Acute Transport Service.

Gemma is a 23-year-old Cardiac Intensive Care Nurse at GOSH. After studying for a degree in Children’s Nursing at King's College London and undertaking placements at other London hospitals, Gemma applied to GOSH for the newly-registered nurse programme.

“GOSH had a newly-qualified nurses programme that gave me the support I needed and helped me become a confident, competent practitioner,” said Gemma.

“The programme also enabled me to meet other nurses starting out new, which then became not only my support network, but my friendship group.”

Gemma explains that although the job can be stressful at times, there is always someone on hand to lend support. “GOSH is a friendly hospital – I have no hesitation in asking any member of staff for help. All of the team pull together with the child’s best interests at heart.”

After completing her Masters, Gemma hopes to become a Sister or a Clinical Site Practitioner. “I am undertaking the Intensive Care Course funded by GOSH which is part time with London Southbank University. The course will enable me to expand my knowledge and skills and become a more competent Intensive Care Nurse. It is a nationally-recognised course going towards my Masters.”

Verity is a Staff Nurse at the end of her rotation programme at GOSH: “I’ve found the rotation programme really good because it’s so varied,” Variety explains, “I trained in Nottingham but I didn’t know what I wanted to do specifically, so I came to GOSH because you can get a broad range of experience in a variety of specialities.”
Verity explains how her general paediatric training has complimented her career development at GOSH, “I think it helped that I had been trained in a general paediatric setting, and the range and quality of education I’ve had at GOSH means I can now work in a specialised environment too.”

Verity describes how the role can be emotional and challenging, “You become part of the family’s everyday lives – you’re with them through the bad times and the good times, and I think that’s really special.”

Cindy has worked at GOSH for six years and is a Band 7 Practice Educator for chemotherapy administration across seven wards.

After qualifying from Buckinghamshire University, Cindy worked at a range of London NHS and private hospitals before applying to work in the Haematology and Oncology department at GOSH, attracted by the educational opportunities.

“In the space of 12 months at GOSH I had completed three accredited courses towards my Masters”, explains Cindy “I now have a full Masters and am looking to publish it soon.”

After four years at GOSH Cindy undertook a six-month secondment into the education team. “My secondment opportunity was fantastic and I’ve now been in this role for a year and a half” says Cindy, “I’ve come from Trusts where there is no such thing as an educator, so it’s fantastic that GOSH offers its nurses this level of support.”