NursingNetUK

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To manage a clinical caseload of children with complex continence care needs, providing continence clinics in a variety of settings, maintaining accurate clinical records and data required by the service.

Organise, plan and prioritise work according to service needs with a responsibility for supporting other team members when planning service delivery.

Support and educate staff offering specialist clinical knowledge and skills for the delivery of continence care for children within the CYPCT caseload, facilitating access to expert specialist knowledge and skills as needed.

To keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required, with proficient knowledge of information governance. Ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded.

To be responsible for maintaining clinical and managerial standards and be responsible for participation in audits to ensure a high standard of practice is achieved, at both service and Trust wide level

Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.

Be responsible for decisions made regarding clinical need when assessing individual children who have specific product need.

Participate in the procurement process of the contract for continence products representing children and young people’s needs as being part of the overall continence contract.

Staff may be required to work anywhere in Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.  To promote and demonstrate best practice, integrating evidence based practice, using an advanced level of clinical reasoning and clinical judgements

Practise child centred care, incorporating appropriate ethical and moral dimensions to practice

Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of research based nursing practice, policies, protocols and guidelines on continence care.  Assist with the implementation of national standards and guidance on children’s continence care

Provide caseload monitoring and support to team clinicians, to help to analyse relevant service data which will demonstrate activity of the team and assist with identifying service needs and possible developments.

Contribute to evaluating clinical effectiveness of care and in consultation with Head of CCN and senior nurses in the wider CYPCN service, make adjustments where appropriate in order to make the best use of team and SCT resources.

Assist the Safeguarding Team and CYPCN Service in co-ordinating child protection processes in accordance with Trust policy whilst supporting team staff in understanding and exercising the Trust safeguarding policy and Sussex procedures; attending case conferences, other meetings and partnership working as required

Responsibility for own professional development attending mandatory and other training as agreed in the PDR process and as required by the Trust

Recognises own professional boundaries and develops awareness of roles and areas of expertise of other health professionals and agencies

Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.

Ensure when aware of clinical incidents in practice that these are reported via the correct channels and investigate as per policy, ensuring the implementation of relevant recommendations.

To pay regard to Trust materials and equipment; those pertinent to the team include portable bladder scanners, enuresis alarms and accessories.

To demonstrate responsible use of resources, with an awareness of budgetary restraints by maintaining and improving services and systems, monitoring and controlling costs and activities against the budget to enhance value.

Be responsible for decisions made regarding clinical need when assessing individual children who have specific product need.