Job responsibilities
Clinical
To monitor skin integrity of patients at
risk of pressure sores formation and provide basic preventative information.
To provide Health Promotion advice for patients
e.g. monitoring diet and fluid intake, demonstration of products and aids.
To document all information and report
findings to the continence advisors/ continence nurse in accordance with Trust
policies.
To provide clinical intervention for care
of patients as directed by continence advisors/continence nurse following
training and assessment of competencies e.g. Urinalysis.
To check equipment on a regular basis
and ensure it is safe to use.
To report any Health and Safety or
Infection Control issues to nurse specialist /advisor.
To assist in clinical practice as
expected up to NVQ level 3.
Education and Development
Develop own clinical knowledge and
identify areas for development within Personal Development Plan in
collaboration with nurse specialist/ advisor
Participate in the development of others
clinical practice and knowledge
To attend mandatory training in
accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
Information
Governance
Employees of
the Trust must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The
post holder must not; either during the course of their employment, or
following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to
service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the
organisation.
To demonstrate own duties to new members
of staff and relevant others.
Participate in the implementation of
agreed standards of care through evidence based practice.
Participate in research, clinical audit,
benchmarking and clinical trials in order to improve effectiveness of patient
care.
Promote patient and public involvement
leading to service improvement.
Promote peoples equality, diversity and
rights.
The
post holder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply
with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The
post holder must comply with Trust policies that protect the information assets
of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction,
inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the
NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.
The
post holder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate
records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in Trust
records management polices, and data quality processes and standards.
Standard Information to be
included in all job specifications
Information Governance
Employees of the Trust must comply with
the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. The postholder must not; either
during the course of their employment, or following termination of their
employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or
of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
The postholder will be required, when
and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The postholder must comply with Trust
policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from
unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use
and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of
Practice.
The postholder will be responsible for
maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of
this role to the standards in Trust records management policies, and data
quality processes and standards.
Postholders
with elevated access to IT systems are held accountable to the highest
standards of use
Health
& Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety
at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role
towards the management of risk in all of 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.
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The
Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to all Trust staff. It is the responsibility
of every person to ensure that they keep up to date with the Act and that the
delivery of patient care/services is conducted in line with local and national
policy and the MCA Code of Practice.
Safeguarding is Everyones Business
The Trust has a responsibility to ensure
that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and
protected. As a consequence, all Trust employees are required to adhere to
national and local safeguarding policies / procedures and to act upon any
concerns in accordance with them.
Infection
Control
It is Trust policy to reduce the risk of
Healthcare Associated Infection by having in place Infection Prevention and
Control Policies. These policies must be adhered to by all staff to ensure
patients are cared for in a clean environment and receive the highest standards
of clinical care.
Smoke Free NHS
The NHS
is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the
surrounding land including car parking facilities.
Training
The postholder must attend any training
that is identified as mandatory to their role.
The range of duties and responsibilities
outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the
range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to
modification in the light of changing service demands and the development
requirements of the postholder.
Equality
and Diversity
It is the responsibility of every person
to act in ways that support equality and diversity and work within the spirit
and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights
Act 1998.
The Trust is an Equal Opportunities
Employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality and respect
human rights.
Employee
Code of Conduct
The postholder must familiarise
themselves with the Trusts Employee Code of Conduct. The purpose of this Code is to raise
awareness and provide guidance regarding the standard of conduct and required
attitudes and behaviours that the Trust expects.
Freedom
to Speak Up: Raising Concerns
The Trust is committed to creating a
culture whereby serious issues and concerns can be raised openly and without
fear of reprisal or victimisation. The Trust has a Freedom to Speak Up: Raising
Concerns (Whistleblowing) Policy which potholders should familiarise themselves
with. The principle objective of this
Policy is to encourage the raising of concerns in a responsible way and to have
the concern(s)/issue(s) resolved.
Anti-Fraud,
Bribery & Corruption Policy
One of the
basic principles of public sector organisations is the proper use of public
funds. Bridgewater is committed to reducing the level of fraud, bribery and
corruption within the NHS and would encourage anyone having reasonable
suspicions of such activity to report them. FRAUD involves dishonestly making
false representation, failing to disclose information or abusing a position
held with the intention of making financial gain or causing a financial
loss. BRIBERY or CORRUPTION involves offering, promising or giving a
payment or benefit-in-kind in order to influence others to use their position
in an improper way to gain an advantage. You should familiarise yourself with
the contents of the above policy.
Criminal
Offences, Police Cautions, Warnings or Reprimands
You must
disclose any relevant information to the organisation regarding criminal
offences during and/or outside of employment, receiving police cautions, final
warnings or reprimands. This should be done as soon as the incident
happens, or as soon as is reasonably practicable. Action may be taken
under appropriate Trust procedures against existing employees if it is
discovered that they failed to disclose/misrepresented information relevant to
their position.
Trust
Policies and Procedures
Postholders should familiarise
themselves with Trust policies and procedures.
THE TRUST OPERATES A NO SMOKING POLICY
