Staff Nurse Acute Stroke Unit, WRH

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Professional/Clinical Leadership

Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved.

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in the best interest of the patients.

Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.

To actively participate in team nursing and the development of nursing responsibilities for individual patients. To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care of patients who have been assigned to them.

Assess the health and wellbeing needs of people whose needs are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload.

Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address peoples health and wellbeing needs which are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload.

To discuss with the senior colleagues the development and changes, both nursing and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly.

To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate level of skill at all times. To report any accidents/incidents to the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse and/or Matron.

2. Staff Development

Develop own knowledge skills and contribute to the development of others.

Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff, and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills in accordance with their level of competence.

To act as a preceptor for junior staff.

To participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives,

working closely with the Professional Development Team and the University. To provide support and supervision of learner nurses.

Maintain a wide knowledge of current nursing by reading relevant journals and attending study days where appropriate. Promoting the implementation of research based practice.

To participate in teaching programmes and attend mandatory training days.

3. Clinical Governance

Monitor and maintain health and safety and security of self and others in own workplace.

Contribute to quality and improvement.

Support peoples equality, diversity and rights.

To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

To participate in the development and setting of standards, ensuring that acceptable levels are maintained.

To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

To participate in the development and setting of standards, ensuring that acceptable levels are maintained.

4. Management

To regularly manage the Ward on a day to day basis.

To provide an effective and well balanced skill mix to meet the requirements for a 24-hour service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times.

Maintain the custody of controlled drugs according to statutory procedure, ordering replacements, checking and administering all drugs according to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust policy.

Ordering and maintaining adequate stocks of supplies and provisions within the Ward/Department under the supervision of the Ward/Department Sister.

To inform and discuss with the Ward/Department Sister any problems regarding nurse/staff management and/or patient.

To collect information for, and participate in, studies to determine patient dependency and quality assurance.

To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents to the Ward/Department Sister and/or Matron, and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and economic use of supplies.

Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used.

Contribute to the implementation of services.

Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members.

Monitor and maintain physical and/or financial resources for a work area.

To assist in other Wards and/or Departments of the Hospital if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand. To help any other Department if that Department is unable to remain self-contained because of its own demands.

Maintain good relations and communication with other Departments and multi-disciplinary teams.

To be conversant with Trust and other policies and procedures, and mechanisms in place.

5. Professional

To maintain a professional attitude at all times, developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patients and profession in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

To be aware of personal and professional development. To attend courses and conferences as recommended and approved by the Matron.

To be conversant and comply with Trust policies and regulations, and attend compulsory lectures as instructed.

Assist in research projects where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register.
• Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses.

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to prioritise work.
• Flexible to change in demands of service.
• Willing to learn new skills.
• Ability to identify personal development needs.
• Computer literate.
• Good organisational / time management skills.

Experience

Essential

• Can demonstrate a specific interest in area of work.
• Will require a specific speciality related qualification / equivalent experience related to the post or willingness to work towards within 18 months of qualification.

Desirable

• Significant proven knowledge and experience in the speciality.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• Able to work in a team.
• Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• NMC Code, its application to practice and requirements of it for own practice.
• Knowledge of person centred care.
• Understands actions necessary to promote peoples equality, diversity & rights.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance .
• Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards Health & Safety.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)