Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties 

- To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.

- To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised plan of care.

- To have a willingness to take on extended roles i.e. IV administration/cannulation/venepuncture, care of central lines, APLS, food challenges and other clinical roles linked to the department.

- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.

- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained.

- To act when standards are not being maintained

- To recognise changes in a patients’ condition which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate

- To act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights equality and inclusion and privacy

- To act as a ‘Link Nurse’ within a defined speciality/ interest area

- To be involved in trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative.

Professional Duties

- To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies relating to the control and administration of drugs.

- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. And to act when standards are not being maintained.

- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust.

- To participate in regular staff meetings

- To be flexible to work within areas or departments to meet the demands of changing service needs.

- To provide mentorship and preceptorship to newly qualified staff and students, new starters and students encouraging an effective learning environment.

- To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements

Managerial Duties

- To communicate with the nurse in charge and collect data in order to participate in the smooth running and organisation of the department.

- To support junior and senior colleagues in their roles and be resilient to manage change.

- To support the nursing sister in risk assessment and minimisation ensuring incidents and near misses are reported.

- To manage verbal complaints, inform the nursing sister and refer on when unable to resolve.

- To participate in the investigation of incidents / complaints as required.

- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and relationships with multi-disciplinary team

- To recognise, prevent where possible, and manage areas of conflict, reporting to nursing sister if unable to resolve.

- To assist in the completion of junior staff’s PDR’s.

- Participate in research programmes utilising agreed research findings to enhance the patient and their family’s experience　

- Actively participate in benchmarking clinical practice along with other areas.

- Contribute to and participate in programmes of Audit, including utilisation of results in practice

- Support the nursing sister in aspects of Patient Experience work.

Financial Duties

- To assist in the promotion and encouragement of innovative thinking in the current climate to ensure the best uses of resources.

- To use and safeguard equipment in a competent manner and ensure it is in good working order.

- To be flexible in working pattern to help meet the needs of the service.

- To support the nursing sister in the management of the budget and resources.