Staff Nurse Recruitment Event - Virtual Ward

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Be responsible for the assessment of the care needs, the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Supervise junior staff and to participate in the teaching of students on both basic and post basic courses.
• Maintain his/her personal and professional development.
• Participate in effective utilisation of resources.
• Act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
• There is scope for this service to become 24/7.

Experience

Essential

• Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage daily caseload allocated by the coordinator for a group of patients.
• In absence of Specialist Practitioner
• Participate in the supervision for junior Clinical practitioners, associate practitioners, and support staff.
• Report all accidents/untoward incidents and ensuring relevant documentation is completed.
• Undertaking delegated responsibilities from the Digital Team Leader/Digital Coordinator.
• Develop an awareness of cost implications and exercise economy when using or ordering service supplies.
• Participate in the investigation of complains and incidents.
• Participate in the promotion of safety, well -being and interests of the patient, staff, and all visitors to the clinical area.
• Participate in the appraisal system.
• Communications and Relationships
• Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and others considering potential barriers to understanding.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
• Report accidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following Trust policies/procedures. Contribute to a culture where all staff feel safe to raise their concerns [and that] speaking up about what these are a normal part of their routine.
• Analytical and Judgmental Skills
• Under the supervision and working in partnership with the Virtual Hub team to provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing, and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Oversee and aid Associate practitioners/assistant practitioners and support staff in ongoing assessment, providing, and monitoring care based on evidence.
• Planning and Organisational Skills
• Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers, and family members.
• In absence of Specialist practitioner take responsibility for the day-to-day supervision, allocation and co-ordination of remote clinically based teams making the best use of their abilities
• Responsibility for Patient Care
• Provide compassionate, safe, and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families, and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a Clinical Practitioner when required.
• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
• Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patients nursing needs.
• Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patients medical condition.
• Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the supervision of Clinical practitioner to perform non-complex remote activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards
• Recognise the effects of prescribed medicines, allergies, drug sensitivity, side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes related to medicines management.
• Responsibility for Information Resources
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code
• Responsibilities for Research and Development
• Comply with mandatory competencies in line with Trust policy.
• To engage in a preceptorship period that includes achieving the Nursing Associate Medicines Management Competency framework.
• Maintain own continuing professional development in accordance with NMC CPD requirements and contribute to formulation of own objectives and personal development plan.
• Support, supervise, teach (where appropriate) and act as a role model to Associate practitioners, trainee nursing associates, student nurses, healthcare support workers and new staff members, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the learning environment.
• Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve.
• Undertake further training as required, prior to carrying out any additional duties identified as relevant to role, to comply with Trust policies and procedures.
• Freedom to Act
• Clinical Practitioners are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives, and nursing associates.
• Partnership Working Work with the Team leader/Specialist Practitioner and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients Equality and Diversity Nursing Associates have a duty to ensure compliance with policies on equality and diversity
• Responsibility for Health & Safety
• Clinical Practitioner have a general duty of care, including those relating to staff or patients on health & safety and any hazards associated in the normal course of the role.
• Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Safeguarding
• The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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