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MAIN DUTIES

1.Professional Responsibilities

1.1 To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and to carry continuing responsibility for:

1.2 The assessment of care and health education needs for patients and their families.

1.3 The implementation and evaluation of nursing care for adults on the COOP Ward

1.4 To present and act at all times in a professional manner in line with our ICARE Values and ensure that all staff working within the Ward do likewise.

1.5 To maintain clinical competence, to keep abreast of current trends and to take responsibility for own professional development.

1.6 To ensure and facilitate effective communication, within the Ward and wider ICSUs.

1.7 In conjunction with the Practice Development Nurse supervise clinical practice, identify development needs of staff and participate in continuous in-service training for all grades of staff.

1.8 To work in conjunction with other senior nurses, the Practice Development Nurse and the Matron to develop and implement nursing practices, promoting research and evidence-based practice.

2. Managerial Responsibilities

To ensure the service reflects local and national recommendations/individual/ethnic/cultural/social and religious need

To ensure robust standards and frameworks are in place, in line with current recommendations, to ensure patients always receive high-quality person-centred care.

  To provide clinical leadership for nursing staff.

Have direct line management responsibility for staff and services within the designated area, ensuring that professional standards/safe levels of care are maintained and to deploy staff as appropriate.

To develop, promote and facilitate the implementation of the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Nursing and Midwifery strategy.

To initiate, develop and implement plans/strategies for improvement of medical services in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teams.

To promote close collaboration and cohesive working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team, through effective communication channels and a harmonious working environment.

To advise the Matron and Head of Nursing on the appropriate level of skill mix and resources required for the designated area.

To ensure effective use of resources within the delegated budget, including appropriate ordering of medical supplies for the department and requesting and authorising temporary staff time sheets.

To participate in the recruitment, selection, and induction processes for staff.

To monitor staff performance, implementing corrective action when required. Undertake appraisal for staff within area of responsibility; agree staff and service objectives and development plans.

To keep accurate records of staff attendance and monitor sickness, taking supportive action where necessary using Bradford Scores and utilisation of Absence & Sickness Policies / HR Advisors.

To identify and implement necessary changes to meet the needs of patients and their families and the service.

Participate in and initiate audit, quality initiatives and projects as required to develop the overall service.

Ensure risk management strategies are implemented within area of responsibility and that staff understand and enact the incident reporting procedures.

Be proactive in implementing action/learning plans to reduce potential risks or recurrence of adverse incidents.

Be proactive in minimising complaints within the department seeking to provide local resolution wherever possible. Undertake investigations for formal complaints and prepare response for Matron or General Manager.  Provide feedback to staff on complaints and develop strategies to prevent recurrence.

To ensure staff are familiar with national, professional, and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of services.

3. Clinical Responsibilities

 The post holder will be expected to regularly co-ordinate the ward, to support junior nurses co-ordinating the ward.

The post holder will have a ‘hands on’ approach to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.

The post holder will act as a clinical resource for the ward team.

The post holder will encourage and promote the use of evidence based clinical nursing practice. To develop and implement nursing/ multi-professional evidence based/best practice guidelines and policies.

The post holder will effectively communicate, on a daily basis, with patients and their relatives and ensure they are familiar with nursing medical goals and also the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will ensure that health education issues are addressed with patients, their relatives and staff.

The post holder will be actively involved in the promotion of written standards of care, their subsequent audit and on-going development.

The post holder will continue to develop their cannulation and venepuncture skills in line with Trust guidelines.

The post holder will maintain a flexible approach to working hours in order to meet the needs of the service; this may include some night duty.

The post holder will ensure that systems operate that facilitate the safe and effective discharge of patients. Help maintain flow through the emergency department and in patient areas by co-ordinating safe and timely discharges, involving families and community services where necessary.

Maintain professional accountability at all times, including the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.

To order and interpret agreed diagnostic tests according to departmental protocols and within structured guidelines of the Unit e.g. blood, urine, stools

Co-ordinate the smooth day-to-day running of the ward.

Explore and investigate new initiatives for the improvement of service delivery.

Maintain nursing records in accordance to NMC guidelines.

To be competent in the use of computerised systems employed in the hospital e.g. Datix, Healthroster, e-procurement, Anglia Ice etc.

Provide in depth knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults procedures. Acting as a resource to other members of the team where appropriate.

4.      Educational Responsibilities

The post holder will acquire new skills and knowledge to enable new management systems to work e.g., computer skills, budget management.

To support the Practice Development Nurse in providing an effective learning environment and appropriate staff development for students and trained staff.

To ensure an effective learning environment for staff, learners and parents acting as facilitator in the supervision and teaching of staff.

Ensure that staff are educated in new skills and procedures. Appropriately developed in line with the NMC to meet service needs.

The post holder will act as a mentor to all staff and as a preceptor to newly qualified staff.

To ensure that all new staff receive an orientation programme, in accordance with the Trust’s policy.

To support the Practice Development Nurse in working in partnership with local higher education institutions to establish and develop relevant education programmes for pre/post registration students.

5. Quality and Audit Responsibilities 

To contribute to audit, research and development programmes within the Directorate in order to promote good practice.

Set and monitor measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.

Develop the audit process for monitoring and reviewing the quality of nursing services provided.

Implement changes to the service in order to improve quality of care.