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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will:

1. Work at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviours, revalidation and relevant professional guidelines, independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision.

2. Be accountable for their own professional actions and those delegated to others.

3. Ensure accurate assessment of patient care needs, development of care plans, implementing and evaluating care based on the patient needs.

4. Achieve and maintain competence in identified mandatory and statutory training; develop and maintain clinical competencies, skills and knowledge which relate to the area of clinical practice (i.e. venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, urethral catheterisation and any other relevant duties).

5. Respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required.

6. Take charge of the practice setting as required.

7. Assume responsibility for undertaking tasks delegated by the nominated line / shift coordinator. This may include representing the ward at meetings, link nurse responsibilities, audit, clinical governance initiatives and supervision and role competency assessments for unregistered staff and students.

8. Contribute to the development of service and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience and outcome and ensure standards of care are monitored and maintained within the organisation.

9. Delegate appropriately to and supervise the work of other staff registered or unregistered and students.

10. Assist with the induction and orientation and subsequent development of junior staff within the ward or department.

11. Maintain accurate nursing records ensuring all documentation is completed accurately and promptly.

12. Administer medications as described by local policy and in line with the NMC’s standards for medicines management.

13. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures.

14. In accordance with individual patient care, and utilising appropriate computer software and/or monitoring equipment, on a daily basis undertake and record patient’s observations.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and a regular review will take place with the postholder as part of their ongoing development and performance management.

N.M.C. THE CODE, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND BEHAVIOUR OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES

UK nurses and midwives must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and midwifery practice in other roles, such as leadership, education or research. While you can interpret the values and principles set out in the Code in a range of different practice settings, they are not negotiable or discretionary.

Each Registered Nurse, Midwife and Health Visitor shall act, at all times, in such a way as to justify public confidence, to uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of the profession, to serve the interest of society and above all to safeguard the interests of individual patients and clients.

Each Registered Nurse, Midwife and Health Visitor is accountable for his or her practice, and, in the exercise of professional accountability, shall act in accordance with the guidance laid down in the code.

Through revalidation, you will provide fuller, richer evidence of your continued ability to practise safely and effectively when you renew your registration.     

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