Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
• To deliver quality care to patients and to supervise the working of the team during shifts.
• To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.
• To ensure high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. Act when standards are not being upheld.
• To recognise changes in a patient’s condition which requires the intervention of others and refer the patients on as appropriate.
• Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
• Be proactive in the development of the clinical area, supporting and planning process and service development, contribute new ideas to improve patient care.
• Act as a mentor/preceptor to students and new staff members.
• Contribute to the audit process and utilise results in practice
• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within the Policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
• Support the Senior Sister and Matron in ensuring the department has appropriate link nurses and supports them in undertaking the role.
• Develop and motivate the team.
• Lead the team to meet local divisional and Trust objectives.
• Co-ordinate the service across the Huddersfield and Calderdale sites in line with regional and national guidelines.
• To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, through promotion of a no blame culture.
• To manage complaints and escalate where necessary.
• To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
• To recognise and prevent where possible areas of conflict and escalate if necessary.
• Undertake appraisals for the team.
• Supervise and deploy staff appropriately taking into account knowledge and skill mix.
• To monitor sickness/absence in accordance to the Trust policy.
• To take an active role in the recruitment and selection process of junior staff.
• Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
• Deputising for ward/departmental manager.
• Be proactive in the development of clinical area, supporting the ward manager in business planning process/service development, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience.
• To have an awareness of budget and resources and support the ward manager with the management of the budget.