Staff Nurse- ED

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in the delivery of high quality patient care to patients & relatives. Support shift leader ensuring that all documentation is up to date and report any changes in the patients condition. To contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice. To demonstrate effective communication skills both written and verbal between patients and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To advise on the promotion of health & prevention of illness. To liaise with appropriate clinical specialists in relation to individual patient needs e.g. Doctors, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and Inreach matrons. To assist medical staff, ensure that treatments are effective and advise on nursing priorities.
To promote good working relationships with the ambulance service, police and other supporting agencies. To act as an advocate for patients and their relatives/carers. To communicate to colleagues individual need for support (through preceptorship programme). To understand how your role within the team and the core group impacts on those you come into contact with, both professional and non-professional.
To report immediately any accidents to patients or members of staff, also any untoward incidents to the department manager in conjunction with the trusts risk reporting procedures, working with senior staff where possible to ensure that remedial action is taken to prevent re-occurrence. Ensure that the trust policy is understood and adhered to with regard to the care and custody of medication especially those covered by the control of drugs act. To maintain appropriate levels of resources within the unit and demonstrate an economical use of supplies and resources and prevent waste and misuse. To check that departmental equipment is present and in good working order, ensuring its cleanliness after use and reporting defects promptly.
To actively participate in assisting the trust to achieve national targets as defined by the government. To work towards taking responsibility for the management of the unit in the absence of the sister/charge nurse. To have an awareness of the hospital complaints procedure and how complaints are managed within the clinical area. To participate in departmental meetings, helping to initiate new ideas.
To have a working knowledge of the safeguarding children guidelines, and also the hospital child protection procedures. To have a working knowledge of Health & safety regulations. To be aware of the major incident plan (including the decontamination policy) and assist the unit manager in its implementation. Promote a learning environment for student and other junior members of staff.
To develop extended roles (ie plastering, suturing, venepuncture and cannulation) in accordance with trust policies following attendance of practical and or theoretical study days and formal assessments. To be partly responsible for own education and professional development. To ensure practice is evidence based & reflects standards required by the NMC professional code of practice & Trust policies. To demonstrate the ability to assess, monitor & implement care.
Developing techniques & skills to advance research based clinical practice. Please see attached Job Description for a comprehensive list of role specific duties and responsibilitie

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