Responsible to Senior Nurse Job Summary - Take responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of high standards of holistic care for an identified group of service users
- Lead the care team in providing best possible quality care and support to service users
- In the absence of the Senior Nurse, take charge of the clinical area
Clinical/Technical Responsibilities - Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care using evidence based guidelines
- Liaise with the multidisciplinary team over service user care
- Maintain all records in line with corporate policies and procedures
- Carry out all clinical procedures in line with Sue Ryder Care policies
- Ensure the care team provide all care in line with the multi professional evidence based care plan
- Organise the admission and discharge of service users
Clinical Governance/Quality - Ensure that all service users (or when they are not able family/carers) are given the opportunity to participate fully in the care planning and review process
- Maintain high standards of care delivery through working within the national minimum standards of care framework and a Clinical Governance framework
- Assist with the annual audit programme, setting quality standards and monitoring quality of care through clinical audit
- Take part in clinical supervision
Managerial Responsibilities - Contribute to the smooth running of the Care Centre by providing
leadership, appraisal and supervision to team members as appropriate - In the absence of a Senior Nurse, take charge of the shift, planning and allocating tasks as appropriate
- Maintain good communication and liaison with all other departments
- Ensure that any critical incidents, near misses and complaints are
reported appropriately in accordance with Sue Ryder Care policy and procedure - Ensure that any compliments and examples of good practice are
recognised and shared appropriately - Formally supervise and conduct annual appraisal for carers in team
Education, Training and Development - Attend mandatory training as required
- Identify any personal unmet training needs and seek to meet them
- Contribute to induction programme for new staff
- Support training, demonstration and guidance to carers, colleagues and students as appropriate
In order to facilitate the safe and smooth running of the Care Centre/Hospice, employees are expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks. Each job has a Job Description, Person Specification, Job Profile, set of
competences and set of policies and procedures. These should all be read in conjunction with the contents of the Staff Handbook which will detail general responsibilities applicable to all staff. SUE RYDER CARE
PERSON SPECIFICATION
(The person specification describes the minimum requirements for the job)
JOB TITLE Staff Nurse
SKILLS AND ABILITIES - Committed to service user involvement
- Able to implement and monitor clinical standards
- Demonstrable experience/interest in the client group
- Skills in team leading and building
- Able to manage change
- Demonstrable skills in effective verbal and written communication
KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS - Registered Nurse with experience in neurological or palliative care
- Relevant post-registration training or willing and able to gain within 1 year
- Awareness and knowledge of need for CPD
- Awareness of current legislation within independent care sector
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