We are specialized in providing care and treatment of the patients with long term conditions such as Learning Disability, Dementia, Alzheimer’s’
We strive to ensure that patients’ safety at all times, using enhanced observations and risk assessments to identify patients’ individual needs and therefore the best possible care.
▪ We are a team with diverse backgrounds who support each other. We believe in equality promoting equal opportunities for the members of team to enhance their knowledge and skills that aids in delivery of highest standard of care to our patients.
▪ aims to ensure that staff receive the training they need – this guarantees that we have a selection of different skills ready for sharing.
▪ Our Ward Manager is eager to support movement within the Trust to encourage learning in other areas.
Managerial Leadership
• To support and assist the ward manager to provide continuing responsibility for the ward.
• Ensure staff competence for clinical practice procedures, using trust competency framework, including appropriate underpinning knowledge and practical skill.
• To support and assist the Ward Manager to monitor performance and manage the nursing staff in areas of responsibility, ensuring all employment records are locally maintained and current in the absence of the ward manager.
• To support and assist the Ward Manager to ensure that all staff update mandatory training in line with Trust guidelines.
• Maintain accurate staff records regarding Annual leave, sickness and absence.
• Represent the ward at Trust wide forums and inter agency meetings deputising for the Ward Manger when required.
• Ensure the safe and effective use of all medical devices within the Intensive care Unit.
• Actively take part in and support Directorate initiatives and issues.
• Use clinical skills and knowledge to provide specialist advice and support to peer group staff, patients and relatives.
• Act as a clinical expert and positive role model for all staff.
Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to nursing and non-nursing staff, within the nursing environment and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines.
• Lead and develop the supervision and management of clinical nursing practice within area of responsibility to ensure safe and effective holistic evidence-based care.
• Lead in the development of clinical standards ensuring these are set, embedded and monitored in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the ward manager.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team in planning patient care, implementing measures to improve the patient pathway.
• To deliver nursing care of the highest possible standards to patients in your care by ensuring that nursing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care are undertaken competently by all staff.
• Lead and facilitate decision making within the ward and the development and implementation of ward objectives.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
• Support the Matron/Senior Sister to maintain 24 hour continuing responsibility for professional, policy and procedural practice to ensure the continuance of best practice in your area during your absence.
• Monitor agreed quality improvement metrics to support reporting weekly on compliance.
Where there are areas of concern, ensure that these are escalated appropriately identifying a clear reason for escalation
• Monitor and report clinical competency profile of staff including clinical skills and use of equipment
• Support matron in ensuring all staff complete mandatory training updates with an aim to achieve 100% compliance.
Personal Development
• To identify own personal development needs and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform role effectively
• To participate in an annual appraisal with relevant reviews and to follow personal development plan as agreed with line manager
• To ensure that all staff have a yearly appraisal
• To keep updated of current professional issues and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform your role effectively.
• Develop and maintain a professional portfolio. Ensure compliance with professional expectations as outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024