Job Purpose:
Staff Nurses work as part of a team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. The Staff Nurse is an autonomous practitioner who is responsible for the holistic assessment of both complex and simple care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care and delegation of care where appropriate to other members of the team. They will support the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality care to enable individuals to achieve their person-centred goals. The Staff Nurse will take responsibility of the patient's care pathway and non-clinical duties in the absence of the line manager.
They will have the understanding to address complex problems in their day to day work, reporting concerns to a line manager. The Staff Nurse will work in a range of healthcare settings and teams and have a flexible approach to the working day in order to meet the needs of the patient and the service. The Staff Nurse will be able to work effectively as part of a team and will always act within the limits of their competence, knowing who to ask for help and support as required. Staff Nurses will operate within agreed ways of working, following the relevant standards, policies and protocols used in their workplace including the standards in the NMC Code; Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives.
Date of Job Description: November 2020
Duties and Responsibilities
Communication and Key Working Relationships
1. Effective Communication
* Communicate effectively with individuals, their families, carers and health/social care practitioners using a range of styles and ensuring information remains confidential at all times.
* Handle information (record, report and store information) related to individuals in line with local and national policies.
* Communicate both routine, complex and sensitive information to patients/relatives and colleagues.
* Facilitate good partnership working with other departments and agencies to enhance multidisciplinary team working.
Key Relationships:
* Patients, relatives, carers and the public
* Community and Mental Health Teams
* Managers
* Professional Leads
* Team colleagues
* Social Services
* Primary Care colleagues
* Medical colleagues
* Care Agencies
* Voluntary Sector
* Advocacy
* External relationships with other agencies and Acute NHS Trusts
1. Planning and Organisation
* Assess the holistic needs of an individual, understanding patient-centred goals and developing simple and complex treatment plans to achieve these goals and promote independence.
* To practice in line with mental capacity act and make sure that the rights and best interest of those who lack capacity are still at the centre of the decision making process.
* Act as the patient's advocate where necessary working in partnership with other health care professionals, agencies and independent advocacy.
* To be responsible for own safety following lone working policies where applicable.
* Attend regular ward/team meetings to be kept informed of and contribute to changes to policies/procedures and keep up to date with changes within the team, Trust and wider health care community.
1. Analytics Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy
* A level of understanding of health and social care models to enable innovation and change in the work place.
* A comprehensive understanding of the physiology, psychology and function of the body to enable holistic assessment and development of treatment plans for conditions within their area of competence.
* A comprehensive understanding and application of health promotion and behaviour change which can improve an individual's quality of care and promote self care.
* Comprehensive understanding of the standards in the NMC Code; Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and application of these standards in practice.
* Undertake defined clinical or therapeutic interventions as assessed and documented in the treatment plan in line with patient-centred goals.
1. Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership & Management
* Provide line management, clinical supervision, mentorship and have responsibility for the performance of other junior staff including students.
* To undertake appraisals identifying staff's learning objectives.
* Work closely with the line manager co-ordinating the teams off duties to meet the needs of the service/workload.
* Acknowledge and utilise individual and team skills, knowledge and roles.
* Encouraging personal and professional growth of others, acting as a mentor/clinical supervisor.
* Participate in the induction and orientation of new staff both permanent and temporary.
Information Resources & Administrative Duties
* To maintain accurate, contemporaneous records and developing systems, which ensure continuity and standardisation of patients care within Trust guidelines.
* Take responsibility for clinical incident reporting following the incident reporting process.
Support the line manager to use the learning from incidents in a positive way to develop services or change practice.
Participate in audit to monitor relevant targets and meet clinical governance objectives.
Act as a link nurse for specialist areas of nursing by attending meetings held by the appropriate specialist nurse and communicating to the team any changes in practice.
Participate in Best Practice Groups to devise protocols and guidelines as appropriate to improve practice and patient care in accordance with Clinical Governance.
Any Other Specific Tasks Required
Follow the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
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