Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Promoting Health and Preventing ill Health 

•Supporting people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.

•Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.

•Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.

•Implementing the principles of ‘recovery’: encouraging and supporting patients/service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest. Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions under the guidance of a registered professional.

•Advocating for patients/service users’ needs and rights within Trust policy.

•Encouraging and empowering individuals to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

Provide and Monitor Care 

• Acting professionally at all times and adhere to Trust policies

• Using knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems in the best interests of the people they care for.

• Providing care that is person-centered, safe, and compassionate and putting people first.

• Monitoring the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families and carers.

• Communicating effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.

• Communicating effectively with patients when delivering care and providing advice where appropriate.

• Recognizing and reporting any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.

• Understand, encourage and complete the necessary paperwork to enable discharge/transfers in a safe and timely manner.

• Recognizing and value patients and service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the patient/service user’s respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.

• Contributing to the development of care plans that reflect patients/service user needs, working in partnership with patients/service users, wider MDT and friends/relatives/significant others.

• Escalating any concerns to relevant Health Care Professionals.

• Subject to the requirements of a particular service area and within the confines of the role, following trust policy/government regulatory guidance and upon successful completion of an approved programme of study and competency

• Assessment signed by ward manager for the clinical area, the post-holder will administer routine medications.

• a) Exercise professional accountability in ensuring the safe administration of medicines to those receiving care.

• b) Reporting, without delay, any safety or security concerns to maintain the safety of service users, carers, staff and others to appropriate authorities and/or organisations.

• Understanding, contributing and follow all safeguarding procedures; being aware of the necessity to safeguard and promote the welfare of people at all times

• Responding respectfully to concerns / complaints raised by patients, families and carers and escalate in accordance with trust polices.

• Maintaining confidential information in accordance with Trust Policies.

Team working and Professional Development 

• Demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with professionals from different agencies in interdisciplinary teams. 

• Working in ways that support shared responsibility within the team: demonstrating support, respect and courtesy towards colleagues; working in a professional manner and with Trust values always in mind, respecting the boundaries of the relationship with service users/patients, carers and staff.

• Attending and participating in team meetings and contributing ideas to multi-professional team discussions.

• Engaging in reflective practice to ensure effective patient care is based on evidence based practice and with Trust values in mind. Attending staff training, meetings, reflective practice groups and activities including the development of reflective portfolio.

• Participating in supervision by nominated senior staff member, including annual review of performance as part of the appraisal (or PADR) system.

• Supporting the learning of less experienced staff, such as student nurses and trainee nursing associates

• Demonstrating own role to others and acting as role model to others at all times in accordance with Trust values providing junior leadership role.

• Undertaking mandatory training as required by Trust policy and other CPD training related to the role or area of work. Maintain a relevant work development portfolio and comply with all requirements of NMC revalidation

• Contributing to clinical or governance reviews of the team’s activity and the monitoring of performance. Contributing to relevant audit, practice development on research activity that may be taking place in the work area.

• Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) and if unable to then reasonable adjustments may need to be made either to your role or place of work to ensure safety of self, staff and patients.

• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the band and nature

Improving safety and quality of care

• Contributing to the continuous monitoring of peoples’ experience of care.

• Identifying risks to safety and take appropriate action

• Understanding and applying the principles of health and safety legislation and regulations and maintain safe work and care environment

• Protecting service users, self and others by maintaining a clean and healthy environment in accordance infection control policies.

General

• To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. 
• Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines 
• To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.
• Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

5. Custodial Responsibilities 

• Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys.
• Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures and instructions in your area of work.
• Comply with all security requirements.
• Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury or other reports as appropriate.
• Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol.
• Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures