Post staff Nurse

POST Staff Nurse

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  Strive for Excellence – always demonstrate attention to quality and governance, using expertise effectively, look to learn and educate others. Want NEP to be the best
  
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  Keep it Simple – listen carefully, listen first, be clear about expectations, explain honestly, avoid jargon
  
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  Creative Collaboration – know when to ask for help and when to offer it, appreciate others’ needs, goals and contributions, look for the win, win, share idea, make them happen
  
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  Commercial Head, Community Heart – create safe environments, deliver the right care at the right time – seize opportunities, make the difference
  
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  Humanity – listen without prejudice, stand up always for dignity and respect, care with compassion, put clients and their families at the heart of what we do, make time for people
  
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  Our Cause, Our Passion – encourage others to make the difference, be candid, open and honest, build trusting relationships, go the extra mile, always use integrity and aim to eliminate stigma, take pride in your Trust, speak up, speak out, enjoy success
  

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  To be responsible along with other nursing staff for patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation all care aspects of individual care planning.
  
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  Attending to the physical and psychological needs of the patients under the care of the nursing team.
  
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  Act as key worker for a designated group of clients.
  
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  Delivery effective individualised care by supervising staff in the assessment of patient’s condition. Ensure that accurate and objective information is recorded and signed by the appropriate member of staff.
  
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  Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients, relatives and carers are maintained by the nursing team. Write and contribute towards the formulation of care plans.
  
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  Ensure effective and confidential communication at all times maintaining strict confidentiality with regard to any information concerning patients and colleagues.
  
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  Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of patients with mental health problems.
  
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  To fully comply with the requirements of the NMC and upkeep of registration.
  
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  Be aware of the Mental Health Act 1983 and be aware of clients detained under section of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the clinical area.
  
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  Supervise the formulation of plans for the patient’s discharge and transfer from the clinical areas in line with Care Programme Approach, Community Care Act 1990 and discharge policy.
  
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  Observe any changes in a patient’s physical condition or mental state and document in an appropriate manner.
  
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  Assist patients towards self-care and independence.
  
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  Understand the need for personal responsibility in relation to using the correct techniques for moving and handling patients.
  
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  Act in a relaxed manner, thereby contributing to the creation and maintenance of a calm and relaxed atmosphere/environment.
  
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  Establish positive professional and appropriate relationships with patients adopting a non-judgemental approach. Always be prepared to listen and treat each patient with respect and courtesy; valuing them as individuals.
  
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  Carry out planning and organisation of the therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
  
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  To act as a mentor to student nurses.
  
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  To provide managerial supervision to junior colleagues.
  
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  Participate in therapeutic and social activities/groups.
  
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  As appropriate and necessary assist patients who have the need to use hoists and wheelchairs.
  
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  As requested take on clinical, managerial and environmental responsibilities.
  

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  The post holder will be required to take charge regularly in the absence of the person with continuing responsibility.
  
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  Ensure staffs are acquainted with the situation of fire appliances and are familiar with the Ward and Trust fire procedure.
  
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  Report, in writing if necessary, to the nurse in charge any abnormalities, accidents, untoward occurrences of observations regarding the patient.
  
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  Report all malfunctions and inadequacies of equipment and supplies to the ward manager.
  
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  The post holder will be required to take part in the ward’s internal rotation policy.
  
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  Read and act upon Trust policies and management guidelines, ensuring that nursing policies and clinical procedures are implemented and adhered to.
  
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  Undertake investigations in accordance with Untoward Incident Reporting procedure, and manage Serious Untoward Incidents in the absence of the senior nurse.
  
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  Participate in meetings, reviews, study days and in-service training programmes.
  
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  Maintain and foster good relationships with all other agencies associated with patient care.
  
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  Undertake other link roles for specified areas, including Infection Control, Health and Safety and PALS liaison, Student Placements.
  
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  Undertake any additional duties deemed appropriate to grade.
  

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  The post holder will be able to demonstrate insight into own developmental needs and will formally discuss the same with Ward Manager in the form of target setting via the individual performance review procedure. Where development is necessary the post holder must show commitment towards development.
  
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  It will be expected that the appropriate educational opportunities should be highlighted to the Ward Manager and where offered should be taken in line with PREPP with due regard to the current obligation of a minimum of five educational days within a three year period to remain as a registered practitioner within the NMC.
  
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  The post holder, having attained appropriate courses, must ensure that feedback and the opportunity of sharing of knowledge is given to their colleagues.
  
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  It is expected that the post holder will present both informal and formal teaching sessions of both a clinical and academic nature.
  
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  The post holder will be a mentor to learner students and will demonstrate the appropriate skills to objectively assess.
  
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  The post holder will be expected to contribute to audit and research at ward level and will contribute to and maintain research folders at ward level.
  
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  Positive role to colleagues. Liaise effectively with other multi-disciplinary team members and the residents/patient’s significant others.
  
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  The post holder will be expected to be involved in standard setting at ward level and to be active in the evaluation of the same by the use of audit tools.
  

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  Complete mandatory training in line with the Trust Policy
  

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  Receive annual appraisal and provide annual appraisals to lower banded staff
  
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  Provide training relevant to HCA and lower banded staff
  
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  Take all allocated annual leave
  
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  Receive management supervision and provide management supervision where appropriate
  
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  Comply with the CPD, practice hours and revalidation process requirements set out by Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC - This is the essential requirement for yearly registration)
  
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  Medicines competency framework
  

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  Mentorship and supervision of students and junior staff
  
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  Receive clinical supervision and provide clinical supervision to Bands 3 / 4
  
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  Supervise and manage on a day-to-day basis lower banded staff within the professional group and team locality as required and in line with Trust HR processes
  
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  Ensure lower banded staff are appropriately inducted, receive appropriate supervision, have an annual appraisal and are compliant with mandatory training requirements
  
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  Attend seminars / conferences and other CPD events – external/internal
  
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  Attend regular key Trust-wide meetings / forums i.e. Professional nurse advisory committee, nurse forum, Link nurse forum (Infection control)
  
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  Attend additional in-house developmental training, and support delivery of a number of mandatory training e.g. STORM, TASI, Infection Control, Safeguarding
  
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  Complete Preceptorship within 6 months of commencement of employment in professional nursing role
  
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  Be a Remedy representative
  
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  Act as a safeguarding champion
  

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  Resilience in dealing with emotive service user issues.
  
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  To identify own stressors and take appropriate action to prevent negative impact of this on wellbeing and seek appropriate and timely support.
  

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Staff Nurse , Band 5