Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Co-ordination of the ward on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
• Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward
• Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the ward environment is responsive to current issues.
• Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients are reviewed and updated as required.
• Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
• Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.
• Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
• Exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
• Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the ward through effective use of staffing rotas
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• Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain current records.
• Ensure effective communication with patients and their carers.
• Liaise with nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues to ensure that all facets of the patients` care are covered.
• Ensure effective communication with relatives, community nursing staff, other hospitals and local agencies to facilitate the smooth transfer and after-care of patients/clients.
• Lead ward team meeting to ensure appropriate information is communicated to all team members
• Ensure that the ward participates in maintaining standards relating to clinical governance.
• Responsible for the implementation of risk management policies within the ward/department, including the development, implementation and monitoring of action plans to address identified risks.
• Responds within appropriate timeframes to patient complaints and concerns and ensure outcomes and action plans are implemented and monitored
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• In collaboration with the matron, implement the Trust grievance/disciplinary policy with the aim of ensuring early identification of performance issues
• Monitor and manage staff sickness/absence following the Trust guidelines, and liaise with the Matron as necessary.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff within the nursing team ensuring appropriate policies are adhered to.
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Human Resources Strategy including the principles of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People.
• Monitor performance of staff ensuring that learning needs are identified through personal development plans, appraisal systems and supervised practice
• Contribute to planning, monitoring and control of resources.
• Contribute to nursing developments across the organisation via appropriate forums as required
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Strategy for Nursing at ward/department level
• Participate in Senior Nurse Directorate cover as necessary
EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES
• Identify staff training and development needs via personal development plans ensuring that this informs the Trusts annual Training Needs Analysis
• Ensure appropriate allocation of study time for professional development and staff compliance with Trusts study leave policy
• Ensure dissemination of information from individuals undertaking professional development to the ward team, patients and carers; inclusive of the link nurse network
• Collaborate with the clinical practice facilitators and Institutes of Higher Education to develop and promote an effective and responsive clinical learning environment
• Ensure that nursing care is wherever possible is evidence based. Encourage and initiate nursing audit and research, assisting with the implementation of findings where appropriate.
• Develop competency based training packages for use within the ward/department; inclusive of preceptorship, pre and post registration nurses
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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
• Act always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on NMC Register.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
• Identify objectives within a PDP that support the delivery of high standards of clinical care
* The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
* The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.