Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical and Patient Care
• Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
• Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and... other relevant guidelines.
• Ensure that patients' receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
• To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
• Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
• Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
• Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
• Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
• Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
• Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care.
• Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
• A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death.
• To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
• Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
• Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.
Quality
• Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust
• Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.
• Enhance the interface between staff, patients, community staff and visitors
• Develop and utilise information systems to aid regular audit of the clinical role and to provide a quarterly incidence report for the Health Authority and an annual activity analysis and speciality report.
• Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings.
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Person specification

Value and behaviour

Essential criteria
• Value and behaviour
Skills/knowledge/ability

Essential criteria
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care
• Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with conflict
• Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
Desirable criteria
• Microsoft Word / Excel
Previous experience

Essential criteria
• Post registration experience within the relevant specialty (trache/vent/sleep/neuro-rehab)
• Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting
• Experience of co-ordinating a shift
• Supervision of junior staff
Qualifications/ Education

Essential criteria
• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
• Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in are
London UK

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