Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse - Peterborough

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Leadership and Clinical Practice Maintain clinical credibility to act as a role model and take a lead role in the patients journey. Deputise for the Ward/Department Manager when required. Act as shift coordinator to facilitate effective patient care pathways and ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that timely referrals to the MDT and discharge planning take place. Act as clinical leader and participate in the clinical management of the ward/department ensuring practice is safe and Trust policies are followed.
Education Develop own clinical practice and skills through training and education. Once competent as an assessor, train and competency assess others. Participate in Ward/departmental in-service training programmes to help develop staff. Act as a clinical resource, mentor and where appropriate sign-off mentor to learners.
Safety Be aware of the safeguarding agenda. Role model best practice in line with safeguarding policy, ensuring protection and identification of vulnerable patients. To report all adverse events and near misses and take appropriate action. Follow up investigations and where required work with the ward manager to share lessons learnt for practice.
Participate in a wide range of local and trust-wide patient safety initiatives such as falls and pressure ulcers. Effectiveness Working with the ward team and wider MDT, develop productive ways of working to deliver the best care to patients. Identify new ways of working to improve the patient experience. Foster an environment where the practice is research/evidence-based and undertake and participate in audits to ensure this is effective.
(Safety audit, matrons balanced scorecard, stroke audit etc.) Patient experience Act as a patient advocate through the application of ethical, legal, and professional knowledge and skills as required. Increased partnership working with the patient, ensuring that quality of patient care is delivered, monitored, and sustained

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