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- A willingness to develop knowledge and skill is essential

- Organisation and time management skills

- The ability to work cohesively with all members of the team

- The ability to communicate with colleagues, patients and their relatives with sensitivity and empathy

-  Be able to work under pressure

-  Be pro-active and take initiative

- Act as a good role model within the department

- Ability to work with  a team and work under pressure whilst effectively managing own time.

- Resolving and supporting  difficult situations/people.

- Undertake training to support clinical knowledge and skills to gain competence in the role

- Able to work alongside nursing staff, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and ensuring your patient receives the safe and effective treatment during their consultation and procedures /assessments.  

- Responsible for safety checks and participating in clinical audits to monitor and improve safety and compliance

- To effectively input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer based systems, namely Trak /EPR systems and other specialist systems and be able to advise and support other team members in their use.

- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records 

- To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate.

- Time management skills and prioritising 

- Insight into own skills and knowledge and know when to signpost or ask for advice

-  Keeping up to date with own skills and changes to clinical practices, both locally and nationally

- Awareness of fairness, equality and diversity

- Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.

- Ensure a smart, professional image that enhances the public perception of the Trust and the professionalism of its staff is portrayed.

- Undertake all mandatory training

-  Identify own development needs, aligning these to Trust and departmental service objectives 

Will be required to utilise recognised manual handling techniques and guidelines

- May be expected to frequently manoeuvre patients/objects over 15 kg using appropriate aids

- Will have frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions and will be required to follow policies and procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control, infestations and COSHH regulations

- Frequent exposure to distressing and emotionally demanding situations involving patients and relatives

- Some exposure to patients displaying verbal and physical abuse

- There is the on-going requirement to maintain excellent standards of care whilst working under pressure in an ever-changing and challenging environment

- May be required to work in confined spaces

- Ability to work where the work within a team that is expanding it's services and 7/7 day working may be within its future planning.