Staff Nurse
NHS Jobs Plymouth
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clinical Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in the patients discharge planning and discharge home. Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patients family and/or significant others in health promotion issues.
Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care. Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
Within NMC code of professional conduct particularly regarding the safety of patients and clients as per section 8 of the code published November 2004. Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload. Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.
Implementing and sharing good infection control practice. Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are met. Requires highly developed physical skills and accuracy for intravenous injection, dressings, pressure area monitoring, catheter care, cannula monitoring and removal.
Managerial Initiating the reporting of an untoward incident such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury or drug administration errors and taking immediate actions as appropriate. Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety regulations / Procedures that apply to staff, patients and visitors within the trust premises, reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
Contributing towards maintaining the set standard of clinical practice. Participating in Audit and quality monitoring. Managing the Clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
Efficient and effective use of available resources. Following Preceptorship period, mentor Health Care Assistants and other learners Attending Ward, Directorate and Trust meetings as appropriate. In exceptional circumstances take charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff.
Maintain good stock controls of essential supplies, signatory for agency staff time sheets regularly handling patients valuables. Professional Maintain active NMC registration. Maintaining and developing your clinical competence in care of patients and specifically those within your area of specialist practice.
Development of knowledge to be able to provide clinical advice when requested and as appropriate. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Maintain good relationships between all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the lounge.
Ensure good communication both verbally and via formal documentation with all members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team. Work in partnership with the patient and family and other health care professionals in care planning and providing and receiving complex or sensitive information where there may be barriers to understanding.
Accept responsibility; be aware and able to locate all policies relating to good working practise within the clinical area and able to adhere to both by self and colleagues, and to challenge staff about their location. Ensure carers/family and visitors are aware of policies, standards/guidelines relevant to the patients care or clinical area.
Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in the patients discharge planning and discharge home. Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patients family and/or significant others in health promotion issues.
Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care. Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
Within NMC code of professional conduct particularly regarding the safety of patients and clients as per section 8 of the code published November 2004. Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload. Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.
Implementing and sharing good infection control practice. Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are met. Requires highly developed physical skills and accuracy for intravenous injection, dressings, pressure area monitoring, catheter care, cannula monitoring and removal.
Managerial Initiating the reporting of an untoward incident such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury or drug administration errors and taking immediate actions as appropriate. Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety regulations / Procedures that apply to staff, patients and visitors within the trust premises, reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
Contributing towards maintaining the set standard of clinical practice. Participating in Audit and quality monitoring. Managing the Clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
Efficient and effective use of available resources. Following Preceptorship period, mentor Health Care Assistants and other learners Attending Ward, Directorate and Trust meetings as appropriate. In exceptional circumstances take charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff.
Maintain good stock controls of essential supplies, signatory for agency staff time sheets regularly handling patients valuables. Professional Maintain active NMC registration. Maintaining and developing your clinical competence in care of patients and specifically those within your area of specialist practice.
Development of knowledge to be able to provide clinical advice when requested and as appropriate. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Maintain good relationships between all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the lounge.
Ensure good communication both verbally and via formal documentation with all members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team. Work in partnership with the patient and family and other health care professionals in care planning and providing and receiving complex or sensitive information where there may be barriers to understanding.
Accept responsibility; be aware and able to locate all policies relating to good working practise within the clinical area and able to adhere to both by self and colleagues, and to challenge staff about their location. Ensure carers/family and visitors are aware of policies, standards/guidelines relevant to the patients care or clinical area.
Day to day use of the Salus/PIMS/ Synbiotic systems. OTHER To include any other non-standard terms: Newly qualified nurses will undergo a period of six months perceptorship, to include 2 weeks of supernumerary status.
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