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Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse
| Posting date: | 15 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9382-24-0967 |
Summary
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provide clear and effective leadership for nursing staff to promote the highest possible clinical standards. Work with clinicians to evaluate data collection and audit professional practice . Identify training needs and co-ordinate relevant training programmes to meet individuals and service delivery targets. Organise professional induction programmes, updating of clinical practice and provide teaching sessions where appropriate. To teach formally and informally, on areas of evidence-based practice and develop systems to monitor and support the supervision and appraisal of junior staff in all aspects of nursing care. Work closely with area managers and the nursing directorate to ensure service development is planned in accordance with local/national priorities and identified best practice. Review ways of working to ensure staff are able to work effectively in line with the clinical governance frameworks . Lead on or contribute to the development and review of nursing policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards ensuring implementation of evidence-based policies/guidelines and protocols. To ensure student nurse objectives are achieved during their clinical placements. A1. Manage activities to meet requirements 2.1 Ensure all policies are implemented and information disseminated to the clinical team 2.2 Maintain a healthy, safe and productive work environment for all Trust staffpatients and visitors 2.3 To ensure training is to the standard required to meet NMC and OSCEguidelines. A2. Manage activities to meet patients requirements 2.1 Assess and agree patients requirements 2.2 Plan activities to meet patients requirements 2.3 The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control. A3. Contribute to improvements at work 3.1 Initiate new ideas and different ways of working to enable improvement inpatient care 3.2 Recommend improvements to organisational plans A5. Manage change in organisational activities 5.1 Highlight areas for improvement and work closely with the Band 7 Practice Development Team/Matron to implement change 5.2 Plan the implementation of change in activities involving all relevant parties 5.3 Agree the introduction of change 5.4 Implement changes accordingly B. RESOURCES B1. Support the efficient use of resources 1.1 Make recommendations for the use of resources 1.2 Contribute to the control of resources B2. Manage the use of physical resources 2.1 Ensure appropriate nursing staff are taught and instructed in the correct use of equipment 2.2 Monitor the use of physical resources B3. Manage financial Resources 3.1 Control expenditure against budgets in consultation with the ward/unit Manager C. PEOPLE C2. Develop and maintain good communication skills e.g. importing complexinformation acknowledging barriers to understanding C3. Maintain own clinical skills i.e. catheterisation, IV drug administration; Venepuncture and cannulation C5. Develop productive working relationships 5.1 Continue to develop relationships with the established Higher Educationalproviders, ensuring strong educational links 5.2 Provide support to your Clinical Manager/Matron at all times 5.3 Work within the existing USC and wider PD / Senior nurse team 5.4 Minimise interpersonal conflict C6. Management and development of self 6.1 Maintain a professional attitude to the role of Practice Development Sister/Charge Nurse at all times, adhering to the NMC code of Professional Conduct 6.2 Attend annual appraisal with Clinical Leader/Matron to agree objectives forthe coming year 6.3 Development of self by attending relevant study days/development coursesas necessary 6.4 Gain opportunities of developing both professionally and personally withinthe role, ensuring support from the Clinical Nurse Leader/Matron 6.5 Involve oneself in more strategic developments in relation to developingPractice C8. Select personnel for activities 8.1 Identify clinical staff who require Trust updates 8.2 Identify individual training needs within the clinical team C10. Develop teams and individuals to enhance performance 10.1 Ensure preceptorship/mentorship exists for qualified, unqualified and student nurses 10.2 Contribute to the educational and skill enhancement of individual teammembers 10.3 Assist in the clinical training and development of team members 10.4 Provide ongoing support to team members regarding individual learning anddevelopment needs 10.5 Assess the development of individuals, ensuring practitioners are competent 10.6 Provide clinical advice, supervision and support to team members 10.7 Provide feedback to individuals on their performance andevelopment 10.8 Promote a multi professional team approach to patient care C13. Manage the performance of teams and individuals 13.1 Allocate work to individuals appropriately and monitor progress 13.2 Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals 13.3 Assess the performance of individuals and disseminate this information to the Clinical Leader/Matron. Amend objectives and work plans C14. Delegate work to others 14.1 Delegate responsibility and authority to others as part of individuals development 14.2 Agree objectives for delegated work 14.3 Provide clinical advice and support to the individual ensuring they are awareof their limitations C15. Respond and deal with individuals poor performance 15.1 Assist individual team members who have problems affecting their performance 15.2 Highlighted any issues/problems to the Clinical Nurse Leader/Matron toensure appropriate action is carried out D. INFORMATION D1. Manage information for action 1.1 Gather clinical and educational information and disseminate to the ward/unitteam 1.2 Ensure effective communication is carried out at all times D2. Facilitate meetings 2.1 Attend and participate in ward/unit meetings 2.2 Make contributions to meetings 2.3 Attend the Practice Development Committee meetings on a monthly basis,ensuring information is disseminated to the ward area D4. Provide information to support decision making 4.1 Ensure all documentation is completed legibly and is signed and dated 4.2 Record and store information ensuring the Trusts policy on record keepingis adhered to 4.3 Analyse information to support decision making 4.4 Advise and inform others D6. Use information to take critical decisions 6.1 Obtain the information needed to take critical decision General 1. Quality Each member of staff is required to ensure that: a) The patient and customer are always put first; b) That in all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trusts corporate goals and objectives; c) That all staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and therefore seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them in furtherance of the Trusts Vision and in embedding the organisations Values. 2. Confidentiality Each member of the Trusts staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and for complying with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act whilst carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal. 3. Data Protection/Freedom of Information Acts Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 4. Health and Safety Each member of the Trusts staff is responsible for ensuring that they carry out the duties of their post in accordance with all appropriate Health and Safety legislation (Health & Safety At Work Act 1974), guidance and procedures and they do not, by any act or omission on their part, create a threat to the Health and Safety of any other person. 5. Equality & Diversity It is the responsibility of all employees to support the Trusts vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply through the implementation of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Strategies and Policies. 6. Working Time Directive You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements. 7. Harassment & Bullying The Trust condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a work place where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias. 8. External Interests Each member of the Trusts staff is responsible for ensuring that any external interest they have does not conflict with the duties of their posts and they must disclose the external interest if this is likely to occur, or if they are in any doubt about a possible conflict of interest 9. Mandatory Training Each member of the Trusts staff has a statutory obligation to attend mandatory training. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement. 10. Flexibility This job description is intended to act as a flexible guide to the duties of the post and therefore will require revision in consultation with the post holder to reflect the changing requirements of the post, to enable the Trust to achieve its corporate goals and objectives. 11. Smoke-free Policy In line with the Department of Health guidelines, the Trust operates a strict smoke-free policy. 12. Safeguarding The Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Rigorous recruitment checks are carried out on successful applicants who may be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.