Staff Nurse

You will develop, implement and evaluate individual programs of care without direct supervision working in partnership with NVQ3 and health care assistants. You will provide guidance and support to the team to ensure high standards of patient care, and support the management of operational aspects for the patients under your care, liaising as appropriate.

• Supporting the admission/ discharge of patients where appropriate
• Manage symptoms in collaboration with senior nursing and medical team
• Undertake Clinical interventions
• Medications management
• Advanced care planning
• Holistic care to include psychological, spiritual and emotional wellbeing for patients and families and those important to them
• Liaise with Multidisciplinary team
• Maintain high standards of quality and safety
• Ensure relevant updates for patient care are completed including but not exclusive to PA assessments, discharge medications, CQC form.

• Take responsibility for the delegation of workload for your identified cohort of patients
• Lead the ward round (Where applicable)
• Undertake delegated duties such as medication rounds, admissions and discharges, review assessments
• Provide appropriate handover to clinical teams, ensuring documentation is updated documentation as appropriate
• Be responsible for ensuring care is updated and patient assessments revaluated within the specified time frames
• Act as a mentor and role model for other team members
• Highlight any areas of concern and support investigation as appropriate Patient Centred Care
• Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical and personal care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise the patient’s right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality, showing due regard for the patient’s property.

• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient-orientated approach to the delivery of care over the 24 hour period
• Implement the “what matters to me” conversations with patients and families at the beginning of each shift Clinical Care To assist in developing a caring, supportive and spiritual atmosphere for patients and relatives.

To maintain professional and ethical standards and set a high standard of patient care.

• Be involved in quality assurance and collaborate with the Management Board in standard setting and audit of patient care.
• Develop communication skills both written and verbal to ensure accurate information is conveyed to other members of the team.
• Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
• Chaperone patients to and from home / hospital / hospice, following assessment by a registered nurse, to maintain patient safety.
• Care for the body after death and support family members / carers appropriately Medications Management
• Administer medication in accordance with Hospice policy and procedure.
• Monitor the administration of medication via syringe drivers and undertake first line troubleshooting when problems occur
• Complete all relevant documentation appropriate to medication and administration including syringe driver monitoring sheet Clinical Assessing the individual needs of the patient and the family and initiating and participating in the implementation of programmes of care to meet physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients, carers and families.

Evaluate and document nursing care continuously.

• Use opportunities to extend clinical and professional knowledge.
• Accept accountability for own clinical practice to continue personal development.
• Promote best practice in relation to Health and Safety.
• Ensure that all statutory regulations are adhered to and that NMC Guidelines are followed.