Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
You will support and assist the Board of Directors in the
provision of patient care.
You will be responsible for the provision of skilled nursing
care to the population of York Central locality. You will deliver care within the boundaries of
your role, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long term
conditions, health prevention and screening activities. You will work
collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards
of care, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
You must always work within your own competence and
professional Code of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include
any or all the items in the following list.
Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Medical
Director or Board of Directors, dependent on current and evolving workload:
Clinical responsibilities:
Assess
plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care to improve health
and well-being and meet the healthcare needs of individuals.
Perform and
interpret spirometry (ARTP Registered)
Perform
routine nursing tasks:
Clinical observations
Height/ Weight
Provide a
holistic approach and deliver evidence-based care.
Administer
and monitor medication consistent with protocols, standards and
legislation.
Enable
patients, families and carers to develop their knowledge and understanding
about their health and well-being and be as self-managing as possible.
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist patients in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective
emergency care.
Assist in
the provision of nursing care within the context of primary care for
patients with mental health problems.
Offer
advice about adult and child vaccinations.
Delegate
aspects of care clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe
practice and assessment of competence.
Ensure
that all daily checks are recorded accurately and in a timely manner e.g.
Spiro/FeNo equipment, defibrillator, emergency equipment, oxygen.
Other responsibilities:
Recognise
and work within own competence and in accordance with the professional
Code of the NMC.
Support
should be provided to other clinical team members as required
Monitor the safety and
effectiveness of own clinical practice.
Maintain
accurate and complete documentation and records utilising IT as
appropriate.
Use own
judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
Follow
agreed protocols, referring to GPs as appropriate.
Follow
local and national Infection Control guidelines.
Assist
with the maintenance of equipment and report defective equipment
Take
responsibility that any equipment either clinical or otherwise, used when
working, is taken due care of and locked away at the end of every working
session.
Maintain stock levels of
clinical equipment and supplies, reporting the Reception Team as required.
Assist in
setting up the Community Diagnostic Centre at the start of the session and
ensure equipment is appropriately stored at the end of the shift.
Business
responsibilities:
Act as a positive role model.
Maintain ethos and culture of Nimbuscare.
Positively promote Nimbuscare.
Support Line Managers as required.
Adhere to
Health & Safety and educate staff within your role.
Apply Nimbuscare policies,
standards and guidance.
Attend in-house governance,
educational and staff meetings as appropriate.
Suggest and support the
introduction of new working processes to optimise quality.
Communicate
to ensure that all employees operate as an effective team.
Build and maintain
relationships with other healthcare professionals, including GPs, GP surgery
personnel, care home personnel, CCG personnel, Students.
Everyone within Nimbuscare has a responsibility for,
and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults-at-risk
(vulnerable adults), children and young people and ensuring that they are
protected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together to Safeguard
Children 2018, in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and
young people
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000), and the
principles of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults)
in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs of abuse and neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare Safeguarding Lead is alerted
to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in relation to
safeguarding adults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and local Child Protection and
Safeguarding Adult policies and procedures.
You will participate in any training programme implemented
by Nimbuscare as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in individual
performance reviews, including maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development.
Working
in conjunction with senior management, assess own learning needs and
undertake learning as appropriate.
Make
effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace,
evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.
Disseminate
learning and information gained to other team members in order to share
good practice and inform others about current and future developments.
Undertake
mandatory and statutory training as required.
Understand
own role and scope in the organisation and identify how this may develop
over time.
Work as
an effective and responsible team member, supporting others including
students and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
Accept
delegation from senior staff, prioritise own workload and ensure effective
time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Participate
in team activities that create opportunities to improve customer care.
Contribute to the effectiveness of
the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions
on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Participate
and support local projects as agreed with the management team.
Delegate
clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and
assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
In the course of seeking
treatment, customers entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive
information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the
right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act
appropriately.
In the performance of the duties
outlined in this Job Description, you may have access to confidential
information relating to customers and their carers, Nimbuscare staff and
other healthcare workers. You may
also have access to information relating to Nimbuscare as a business
organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded
as strictly confidential.
Information relating to customers,
carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of Nimbuscare
may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Nimbuscare policies
and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal
and sensitive data.
Be aware of your responsibilities
under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
You
will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety
and security as defined in the Nimbuscare Health & Safety Policy, to
include:
Using personal security systems
within the workplace according to guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in
work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages
those risks.
Making effective use of training
to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection
control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free
from hazards.
Reporting potential risks
identified.
You will support the equality, diversity and rights of
customers, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises
the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is
consistent with Nimbuscare procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity,
needs and beliefs of customers, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is
welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their
circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
You will strive to maintain quality within Nimbuscare, and
will:
Alert other team members to issues
of quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take
accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Effectively manage own time,
workload and resources.
Work within own limitations and
experience.
Be aware of and co-operate with
audit.
Work effectively with individuals
in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Always portray a professional
image.
You should recognise the importance of effective
communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other
team members.
Communicate effectively with
customers and carers.
Recognise peoples needs for
alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
This
job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed
periodically in conjunction with you. You are required to carry out any duties
that may reasonably be requested by the Medical Director/Board of Directors. You
will need to be flexible in developing the role to provide the best possible
care to patients.
