Job responsibilities
a.
Delivery
of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and
care tasks under the direction of a registered nurse a focus on promoting good
health and independence
b.
To provide
high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals
c.
To
provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
d.
To
provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
e.
To
work as part of the organisations MDT to provide and monitor care, under
direct or indirect supervision
f.
To
improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
g.
To
contribute to the delivery of integrated care
h.
To
work with the organisations MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties
to complement existing workforce
i.
To
work with a supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence,
leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace
j.
To
provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare
assistants, apprentices and those on learning assignments/placements as
required
k.
To
support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more
complex clinical care.
l.
To
develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across
health and social care including primary care, secondary care and mental health
m.
To
perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature,
respirations and pulse
n.
After
undertaking additional training, to provide flu vaccinations, ECGs and
venepuncture and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the organisation
in line with the competencies of the role
o.
To
promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS
health check
p.
To
care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions and learning
disabilities
q.
To
provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
r.
To
provide support during minor operations as required
s.
To
advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where
appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and
local community and voluntary sector services
t.
To
communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and
contributing to meetings as required
u.
To
maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that
clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes
v.
To
process pathology results as required
w.
To
enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting
own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service
x.
To
work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable
you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present
y.
To
contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
z.
To
attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a
performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a
regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
aa. To contribute to public health campaigns
(e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care
bb. To support and deliver health promotion
and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery
Maintain a
clean, tidy, effective working area