Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Duties

·            Working with the Senior Nursing Team and SPEF the post holder will be closely involved clinically with the development of all grades of staff, determining proficiency based on competency assessments.

·            Work with the Senior PEF and Senior Nursing Team to identify strategies for practice development.

·            Work with the Senior PEF and Senior Nursing Team to identify and implement structures to support best practice.

·            Promote and incorporate research/evidence-based practice within the clinical setting.

·            Facilitate awareness of professional and educational development by acting as a resource person.

·            Act as an effective role model.

·            Develop competency-based practice, supported by other specialist roles.

·            Liaise with outside educational organisations to help support the learning and development strategy.

·            Working with the SPEF and Senior Nursing Team to establish a system for the implementation of practice change/improvement following action planning in response to incidents.

·            Ad-hoc duties as requested by line managers.

Clinical

·            To work 80% of the time in the clinical area supporting the staff in practice, facilitating reflective practice and providing day to day support.

·            To be a clinical expert.

·            To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for the patients and their families taking part in a clinical trial.

·            Ensure all nursing practice is within the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct.

·            Develop and maintain competence in agreed basic and advanced clinical skills.

·            Provide expert advice on all aspects of research and oncology nursing through others where appropriate.

Managerial

·            To manage time appropriately to achieve goals laid out by the requirements of the services plan, by the Senior Management Team and Modern Matron.

·            To manage training databases as required working with the senior PEF to keep databases updated.

·            To feedback regularly and consistently to the SPEF, Senior Nursing Team and  Matron.

·            Advise nursing, Medical and AHP colleagues on the development of SACT services.

Professional

·            To always act in a professional manner.

·            To have knowledge of and adhere to the Trust policies and professional standards.

·            To ensure that team members do likewise.

·            To demonstrate a professional approach to work and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.

·            To participate in staff appraisal, staff development and in service training activities.

·            To meet revalidation requirements.

·            To identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.

·            To undertake further training and academic qualifications as relevant to the role and service requirements.

·            To support the SPEF in auditing and evaluating nursing practice and service.

Clinical Governance

·            Develop alongside the SPEF, Senior Nursing Team and clinical staff, a positive learning environment for all grades of staff.

·            Support the development and implementation of grade specific teaching programmes. This will include teaching and delivering presentations.

·            Advise on the development and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines including trial specific SOPs.

·            Offer support and guidance to staff in relation to individual continuing education/professional needs.

·            Responsible for acquiring/ensuring access to resources to support learning.

·            Maintain own up-to-date knowledge base ensuring personal and academic credibility.

·            Develop a system of feeding back learning from study days in a structured manner.

·            Be responsible for developing research-based practice and supporting staff to ensure that their practice is evidence based.

·            In conjunction with the SPEF and Senior Nursing Team undertake audit of education and clinical practice annually and as required following changes to practice development for projects.