Meet Sansev

Hear from Sansev

Sansev is a Senior Staff Nurse and has worked at GOSH since 2014, she currently works on Hedgehog Ward.

I wanted to become a paediatric nurse because I have always been a very caring and compassionate individual, I have loads of children in the family, and I love spending time with them, so to put myself forward to be able to look after other children makes my job extremely fulfilling. 

I joined GOSH because it’s one of the best paediatric hospitals in the world and I am so lucky to be part of the amazing hospital workforce. As soon as I tell someone where I work their response is – “wow, you work for Great Ormond Street Hospital,” to know that I am part of this world-renowned hospital makes me ensure that I continue to be very passionate about my job role.

I started my nursing career in 2014; I qualified in August and began working at GOSH in September. I was on the rotation programme, which means i worked across three different wards for eight months at a time. I started off on Butterfly Ward, which is the Haematology/Oncology ward in I&PC, I then went to Miffy Ward which was the Tracheostomy/ventilation ward and lastly I went to Squirrel Ward which specialised in Surgical, Endocrine and Metabolic. 

When approaching the end of the rotation programme, Hedgehog ward was set to open; the manager approached me to see if I would like to work on the ward, after starting working on Hedgehog ward since 2016 I haven’t looked back.”  

I love all the families at GOSH International & Private Care. They’re so appreciative, respectful and polite. They never want you to leave the room empty handed, as they always want to give you something like a date, chocolate or sweet in return as a gesture of thankfulness. 

It’s nice to know that the families have acknowledged your actions and are so grateful. I always ensure I go above and beyond for the patients, families as well as my colleagues, to make sure everyone around me is okay.” 

Sometimes the language barrier can be a challenge, but we have interpreters and advocates at hand across I&PC which really helps us to communicate with the patients and their families.”

Nothing is impossible, GOSH offers so many courses to assist with further developing your knowledge and understanding in all the specialities across the whole trust. I know that it can be challenging at times; it can be demanding and hard work, but it is so worth it in the end and makes the job so rewarding and worthwhile. 

My advice for anyone thinking of applying to work at GOSH is to go for it!