Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationships

• To be an effective and skilled multi-disciplinary team member and role model in terms of clinical, educational and quality standards.
• Assist the Day Unit and Outpatient Service Team Lead in the delivery of clinical, managerial and teaching responsibilities.
• In the absence of the Team Lead take responsibility for the allocation of clinics and act as the shift leader.
• Maintain good public relations and promotion of a positive image of the organisation.
• To have the ability to be part of a strong team is implicit to the role as well as the ability to work autonomously in carrying out all forms of nursing care.
• Work within the parameters set by local, organisational and national guidelines for best practice, acting in accordance with the NMC codes of conduct and practice.
• To work in collaboration with the Team Lead in the economic and effective use of resources.
• To have the ability to undertake any organisational task or responsibilities as required.

Management and Personal Development

• Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Adhere at all time to the NMC Code of Conduct
• Evidence of professional portfolio.
• Ability to work as part of an effective team.
• Transfusion/infusion competence (training will be given)
• Evidence on recent and on-going professional development.
• Competent in Venepuncture and cannulation
• To participate in staff appraisal as appraisee and as an appraiser of junior staff members.
• To participate in Clinical Supervision.
• To work in collaboration with the university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards with student training and development.
•  Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate efficiently.
• Evidence of or willingness to undertake leadership training.
• To supervise student/learner/Health Care Assistants and demonstrate skills as a mentor providing a good learning environment.
• To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide research informed, evidence based nursing care.
  
  Clinical Activities
• To continuously develop the knowledge and skills to be a confident and competent professional in all areas of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services, including nurse-lead clinics and to undertake other duties as required in keeping with the expectations of a Band 5 Registered Nurse.
• Participate in the delivery of Day unit and Outpatient services ensuring strategic organisational objectives are reflected by the patient experience.
• To ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for patients and their carers demonstrating the 6 C’s of nursing care within all interactions.
• Promote and maintain good interpersonal relationships with all users of the Day Unit and Outpatient Services.
• To report accidents, incidents and near misses through the organisational incident reporting system.
• Ability to be self-directed in maintaining mandatory training competencies.
• Ability to identify own development needs.
• Ability to be adaptive to daily fluctuations in clinical activity.
• Ability to respond to emergencies.
• Act at all times to safeguard adults and children at risk.
• Respect privacy and dignity at all times
•  Ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
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  Strategic Development, Planning and Organising
• Support strategic organisational objectives by contributing positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
• Contribute to the development of the profile of CFT’s Community Hospitals as a focus for the delivery of accessible services to the local community.
• To provide an open and supportive environment, in which all staff can deliver high quality, patient centred clinical and support services in line with the organisational core values and transformational agenda.
• To be productive and cost efficient in the delivery of patient centred care.
• In the absence of senior staff take charge of the unit maintaining the correct skill mix for optimum clinic allocation and use of resources.
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• Administrative
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Effective verbal and written communication with patients, carers, relatives and staff.
• Participate in clinical audit IT Systems and Processes
• To use various electronic patients systems i.e. Rio, PAS and Maxims in accordance with CFT policy.
• Computer literate