Job responsibilities
Trust Organisational Expectations
1.Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust.
2.Deliver excellent levels of customer service to all patients/visitors and staff at the Trust.
3.Act as an advocate for the Trust & its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships with staff, patients and the general public.
4.Support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which support the Governments policies on Healthcare.
5.Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues facing those working to deliver health services to the UK population.
6.Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
7.Develop effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the Governments policies on Health.
8.Contribute to and deliver on the Trusts Nursing Strategy and national and local initiatives relating to the ward environment and patient experience.
If your employment is to a post that requires you to be registered with a professional body, the continuation of your employment is conditional upon you continuing to be registered with the appropriate professional body. The Trust will require evidence of current registration.
In compliance with the Trust's practices and procedures associated with the control of infection, you are required to:
Adhere to Trust Infection Control Policies assuring compliance with all defined infection control standards at all times.
Conduct hand hygiene in accordance with Trust policy, challenging those around you that do not.
Shared Core Functions
1.Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the departmental/ward activities and control risks,
2.Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
3.Ensure that approved budgets are managed effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
4.Liaison with other health care professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
5.Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
6.Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims and for that specialty
7.Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
8.Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
9.Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
10.Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for clinical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
Shared Core Functions
1.Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the departmental/ward activities and control risks,
2.Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
3.Ensure that approved budgets are managed effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
4.Liaison with other health care professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
5.Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
6.Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims and for that specialty
7.Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
8.Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
9.Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
10.Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for clinical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
Clinical Practice and Research
1. Promote evidence-based practice and develop
processes to disseminate research findings to clinical staff within the
assigned clinical department/ directorate.
2. Acting as an expert practitioner and
professional role model, demonstrate advanced clinical skills and promote
clinical excellence in line with the Clinical Governance Strategy.
3. Take responsibility for the development,
implementation and evaluation of practice developments within the designated
clinical area/s.
4. Regularly evaluate care provision via audit
and research to highlight areas for change, then initiate, implement and
evaluate evidence to improve and develop patient care.
5. Assist with the implementation of clinical
policies and guidelines to promote an evidence-based approach to care.
6. Utilise user feedback e.g. patient/carers
to improve the quality of service and to inform business planning at specialty
and Divisional level.
7. Adhere to professional codes of conduct at
all times.
Management and Organisational Role
8. Facilitate the implementation of National
and local Trust policy and guidelines
9. Lead on Trust wide practice development
initiatives within your assigned clinical areas/ unit. Critically appraise
developments and respond to local contexts of care.
10. Act as a competent and efficient clinical
and managerial decision-maker within and on behalf of the team and take
responsibility for those decisions
11. Share practice initiatives /innovations
with Practice Development Teams locally and nationally to advance
nursing/midwifery practice
12. Contribute to Trust Strategy for Learning
and Development
13. Contribute to and advise on the
development, implementation and evaluation of ward/departmental and divisional
training plans.
14. Provide a supportive environment for all
staff ensuring work practices comply with the Improving Working Lives Strategy.
Professional Development and Education role
1. Promote a positive learning environment,
participate in teaching and act as a clinical resource/role model. Liaise with internal and external educational
and training providers to develop, motivate and retain staff.
2. Utilise national and local competency frameworks
to facilitate learning, development and career progression. Contribute to local
competency development and implementation.
3. Facilitate directorate learning through
incidents and complaints and plaudits
4. Participate in and develop systems to
enable staff to learn from structured reflection e.g. clinical supervision,
action learning and or critical companionship.
5. Act as a mentor to support staff in new
roles and learners and contribute to local induction programmes.
6. Contribute on the identification and
development of learning opportunities within the clinical environment.
7. Design, facilitate and evaluate
professional development programmes to improve the delivery of patient
care.
8.
Within
own personal development plan take responsibility for and identify any practice
development needs to maintain own specialist knowledge and meet service
need. Attend statutory training. Maintain an up to date record of professional
development.
Communication and Working Relations
9. Network with the practice development team
locally and nationally; publish work at conferences and or in nursing/midwifery
publications to share good practice.
10. Communicate highly sensitive and complex
information ensuring that information is understood.
11. Initiate, develop and strengthen interpersonal
relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring good
team working, collaborative working practices and professionalism through the
department. Demonstrate expertise in
dealing with interpersonal conflict and be responsible for the resolution of
any adverse situations/incidents
12. Support to the Senior Nurse/Modern Matron
and inform change by representing nursing views and be able to represent the
views of the Senior Nurse/others in their absence at department, divisional and
corporate levels.
Working Conditions and Effort
13. Please add in according to clinical
environment for example - is frequently
exposed to distressing circumstances e.g. the care of the terminally ill. And/Or
Occasional/frequent exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant
working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, smell, etc
