Registered Nurse - Peterborough

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Code of Conduct for nurses, midwives and health visitors. To ensure that the rights, dignity and confidentiality of the patient are protected at all times. Act as the patients advocate, communicate and actively contribute to multidisciplinary decision making regarding patient care. Communicate openly with all staff and disciplines, promote and ensure principles of good teamwork and harmonious working relationships are maintained within the department.
Prioritise patient care and workload effectively whilst providing support for both junior and senior staff. Maintain professional relationships and excellent communication with patients and relatives, ensuring there needs are met with sensitivity and empathy. Work effectively as a multidisciplinary team to ensure standards of care are maintained Working within the senior nursing team, take responsibility for unit development projects, link nurse activities or rolling out of Trust initiatives to colleagues. Be proactive in the identification of personal developmental and learning needs.
To be self-directed in seeking out and using resources to meet such needs. Contribute to the development and maintenance of a working environment conducive to learning, peer support and team development. Facilitate others within a learning experience and act as mentor/assessor to junior staff, pre and post registration students. Provide health information to patients and significant others based on as assessment of need for information and in context of the current situation.
Contribute to evidence based practice through own learning and professional updating. Contribute to the dissemination and implementation of research findings. Take charge of a cohort of patients within the department if required following completion of internal development programme, supervising other staff and ensuring patient safety in the absence of Sister or deputy. Ensure compliance with the Trusts Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies and procedures.
Maintain the health, safety and welfare of staff, patients or other third parties visiting the department or general areas of the Trust

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