Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL 

·         Deliver high standard quality care and provide family centred care and holistic approach.

·         Partake in assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating patient care.

·         Maintain clinical skills and acquire new skills as they become part of the role.

·         Observes patient’s condition and report any abnormalities to the Senior Sister/Nurse in Charge or where appropriate, medical practitioner.

·         Maintain standards as set for each area of practice.

·         Ensure and demonstrate that National Charter Standards are met.

·         Maintain good record keeping.

·         Communicate effectively with patients, their relatives and colleagues.

·         Respect privacy, dignity, religious and cultural beliefs.

·         To support the Ward Manager and provide clinical leadership to ensure high quality service and the delivery of high standard of care are provided. 

·         To be individually motivated, self-aware, socially skilled and able to work across professional and organisational boundaries.

MANAGERIAL – as a senior colleague of Band 4/3 Nursery Nurse, Clinical Support Worker

• Ensure a safe approach to care is given following the guidelines of the Trust.
•  Work closely with other health care professionals in the MDT.
• Report any untoward incidents or complaints to the senior nurse/midwife on duty at that time.
• Undertake specific roles/areas of responsibility as requested by the Senior Sister.
• To ensure that task is performed equitably, effectively, in accordance with the nurse’s individual skills, development needs and within clear parameters of responsibility
• To assist in the collection of information to aid decision-making within the ward/department.
• To help the Senior Sister with investigation reports/ datix and in the provision of high quality, research-based nursing care that is patient and family-focussed.

EDUCATIONAL

• Act as a role model to junior nurses and students rotating to the area
• To undertake a recognised assessor training and subsequently participate in the formal assessment of learner nurses.
• Continually update professional knowledge, identifying own training needs to maintain professional standards.
• Participate in orientation of new staff.
• Participate in in-service education programmes.
• Have a working knowledge of all equipment used.
• In conjunction with the European Institute of Health and Medical Science, ensuring that the training needs of all learner groups are met.
• Assess the progress of learners.
• Assist in the record of learning outcomes for students.
• Book and attend mandatory training