Purpose of Job
The post-holder is responsible and accountable for:
§ Collaboratively assist in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care in the Post anaesthetic care (Recovery) and in Enhanced care unit (ECU).
§ In charge of the shift depending on the day of allocation either in recovery or in ECU
§ Ensuring the provision of nursing care, maintaining high clinical standards, and be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
§ Exercising accountability as set out in the NMC/ HCPC Code of Professional Conduct
Principal Accountabilities
MANAGERIAL
· In the absence of lead and Deputy lead practitioner to ensure appropriate staff skills and equipment are available.
· To utilise resources effectively using evidence based best practice.
· Respond appropriately to unexpected events to maintain service delivery.
· Responsible for the safe use of all equipment and ensuring the training of the team members in the use of this equipment.
· Assist in maintaining equipment asset register and ensuring maintenance, therefore.
· Identifying safe staffing levels and adjusting staffing levels to avoid under or over staffing.
· Stock checks and supplies management.
· Communicate with all departments to ensure smooth running of operating lists.
· Organize own work.
· Orientate new staff, including bank, agency and students, to the department. This includes the use use of electronic systems for patient management and stock capture.
· Adjusts to cover emergency situations and staff sickness to maximise efficiency.
· Report the failure or mechanical problems of any items in line with Hospital Policy and arrange for repair or replacement of same in consultation with manager.
· Adhere to the appraisal commitments to fulfill with in the 12-month period.
CLINICAL
· The staff member is available to work in both recovery and enhanced care area according to the business needs.
· Participate in audits to capture of raw data and reporting; to improve the quality of care and ensure standards are maintained.
· Ensure incidents are reported on the day they occur.
· Assist in incident investigations, including providing statements and providing timelines where appropriate.
· Follow up on action plans, as well as implementing/embedding changes as a result thereof.
· Delivery of a high level of post anaesthetic care for patients within the Theatre Recovery Room
· Working with the Anaesthetic team to deliver high quality, safe patient care.
· Maintain the skills and standards to manage level 1, 2 & 3 patients in the enhanced care unit.
· Active member of the emergency response team.
· Participation in the on-call rota and internal rotation of shift (including night duty)
· To ensure the personal compliance on up to date with the national critical care competency assessments
· Participate in education, training and development of other staff.
· Ensure all equipment is checked prior to use and any faults reported immediately.
· Help to prevent cross infection by observing departmental policy regarding dress code, the maintenance of a clean working environment and exhibiting a high level of skill and knowledge to carry out effective infection control practice.
· Ensure accurate and contemporaneous documentation of care and adhering to local policy.
· Always ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments
· Maintain the safe custody, handling of drugs in accordance with hospital policy.
· Maintaining awareness of current clinical standards and national guidelines for safe and effective patient care
· Ensure a commitment to improve existing skills within the post-operative environment
Professional
· Provide and receive routine information using tact or persuasive skills with patients or clients as necessary
· Maintain accurate and up to date documentation.
· Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills, facilitate dealing with complex, sensitive, and often contentious issues.
· Make judgments and decisions involving complex facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.
· Follow Fortius policies and SOPs. Advocates these policies and teaches them to junior staff.
Communication
• Report to Lead Practitioner any improvements that may affect clinical or clerical procedures of service provision.
• Ensure effective communication is maintained between staff, line Managers, patients, and other stakeholders on all issues impacting upon theatre performance.
· Communicate with all departments to ensure smooth running of operating lists.
Risk & Clinical Governance
• Follow Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures in line with NICE guidance, NatSSIPs, LocSSIPs, NCEPOD, RCoA and the Hospital’s policies and procedures.
• Aware of the incident reporting systems, action plans in progress and contribute the share the learning from the past.
• Aware of the risks in the department and escalate any new risks identified during the employment for safe practice.
• Maintain confidentiality in all forms of communication according to the local policy and GDPR.
People Management
• Support junior staffs, non-clinical support staff in their daily activity.
• Assist in orientating new staffs, students and new members according to the local policy
• Takes responsibility as a shift in charge for the daily activity in the working area and for the staffs allocated roles.
Financial Management
• Assist in management of staffing in a cost-effective way and follow controls to meet key workforce performance indicators on bank and agency, sickness absence reduction, turnover etc.
• Monitor the use of consumables and ensure the daily charges are done to avoid financial loss.
Strategy and Service Improvement
• Support the new changes and innovations implemented in the working area by providing support and feedback.
• Challenge existing practices, ensuring that progressive solutions consider models of best practise.
Assist in managing service improvement projects within agreed timeframes and financial targets.
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