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Intermediate Care Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 01 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA2 0HL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9835-WA24-131a |
Summary
Job Purpose: Principle Responsibilities Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility. Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care. Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff. Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility. Managerial To be responsible for work allocations of support staff. To complete monthly supervisions for support staff. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload. Leadership Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students. Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing members of the team including nursing assistants. Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role. Access clinical supervision. Undertake training that is specific to the post. Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence Clinical Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse. Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC. Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate. To communicate and collaborate with other members of the Integrated Intermediate Care Team, PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care. To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations. To competently perform clinical skills related to the post. To be professionally responsible for delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse To work without direct supervision. Professional Responsibilities Current NMC registration 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 1998. 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 polices, and data quality processes and standards. 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 are 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, Diversity & Human Rights It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working 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.