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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Fulfil the role of Named Nurse, actively supporting adults with a learning disability who are residing on the unit to improve their physical, mental and emotional health. This is delivered through person-centred assessment and treatment, which will subsequently be evaluated for achievement of identified goals.

• Improve the lives of people with a learning disability by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in hospital.
• Support others in the team including associate practitioners, healthcare assistants and students as appropriate, to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision and clinical advice.
• Advocate for and promote a positive image of people with a learning disability.
• Ensure statutory requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act are observed and applied.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Develop effective working relationships with other professionals and nursing staff within the service, service users, carers and any other internal or external stakeholders.
• Maintain links with various external agencies associated with the support of people who use our services and their care package.

COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Utilise effective and appropriate methods of communicate with service users, carers and other professionals.
• Chair meetings when required.
• Maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries with service users.
• Demonstrate de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users.
• Bridge the gap between primary care and secondary care services, to enable better communication and better access to health care for people with learning disabilities.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with staff from other provider and commissioning organisations.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Work collaboratively with service users, carers and families to deliver nursing assessment and then plan, implement and evaluate identified interventions, with a view to improving physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
• Carry out clinical nursing procedures/techniques in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Implement and promote evidence-based clinical processes and standards of practice within the inpatient unit.
• Facilitate individual therapeutic sessions to achieve identified health outcomes for service users in accordance with assessed needs.
• Develop and review a range of comprehensive and evidence-based clinical risk assessments and associated care plans. Ensure these plans have meaningful service user, carer and interdisciplinary involvement throughout the process.
• Provide written reports as necessary for service user reviews and MHA Tribunals.
• Ensure the administration and safe custody of drugs and medications in accordance with Trust policy and procedure, as well as NMC guidelines.
• Regularly assess and report on the side effects experienced by service users.
• Comply with and promote the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct.

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

• Lead by example, promoting positivity, commitment and motivation within the wider team and those working closely with.
• Act as a role model to service users, carers and other professionals.
• Provide clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
• Support both the mentorship of student nurses and the preceptorship of newly registered nurses in accordance with the NMC and university requirements.
• Participate in the induction and training of others, including the mentoring/co-mentoring of students.
• In consultation with the Charge Nurse and Team Leader, set and review performance objectives for Health Care Assistants and other staff where appropriate, which includes supporting staff in their ongoing personal development.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Assist in the care and safe custody of service user’s monies and property in accordance with the Trust’s standing financial arrangements.

SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT

• Comply with the Trust’s requirement in attending all relevant mandatory training.
• Actively participate in quality and safety improvement initiatives.
• Advise senior management on current issues and new developments with the service area field.
• Develop and deliver in-service training for nursing staff working in the service area and business unit, in conjunction with members of the management team.
• Maintain evidence of continuing professional nurse development.
• Develop and maintain own professional profile.

For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.