Staff Nurse - FESS 10A

NHS Jobs; Sefton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking staff to support patient care through comprehensive planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing and clinical duties. The role involves acting as a patient advocate, coordinating with the MDT, and maintaining safety, privacy and dignity while managing resources and stock.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, escalation of concerns to the Line Manager, and adherence to local policies, SOPs and guidelines to ensure high-quality

Qualifications

• Planning and organising a defined caseload of patients.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Recognise signs of deterioration and respond according to protocol.
• Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills.
• Maintain safe custody of drugs and comply with procedures.
• Escalate complaints/concerns to Line Manager.
• Report and escalate clinical incidents/near misses.
• Be part of multidisciplinary team and advocate for patients.
• Adhere to policies, SOPs and guidelines.
• Undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures.
• Ensure privacy, dignity and safety of individuals.
• Use resources efficiently and manage equipment and stock.
• Liaise with Roster Coordinator and sign off agency timesheets.
• Order and receipt goods per Trust financial framework.
• Assist in appraisal process and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise a defined caseload of patients on an ongoing basis.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload.
• Recognise signs of deterioration and respond according to protocol.
• Maintain privacy, dignity and safety of individuals at all times.
• Assist in risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures.
• Escalate deficiencies to the Line Manager and report incidents/near misses.
• Work within policies and guidelines and support MDT decision making.
• Act as patient advocate to support the patient pathway and effective use of resources.

Job description

Communications and relationship skills Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially informationrelating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients) Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance. Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and whenrequired. Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students. Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team Clinical Skills To be responsible for planning and organising a defined caseload of patients on a continuing basis. To assess, plan, implement/deliver and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload and recognizesigns of deterioration/change and respond according to protocol. Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice. To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration proceduresare compatible with statutory and trust requirements. In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate asrequired To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner. To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocatein order to support the patients pathway. Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines. To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to theLine Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk. Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times. Use of Resources To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources andequipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment. Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked. Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period. To order and receipt goods in accordance with the Trusts financial framework. Team Development To deputise in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse. To manage own time and that of others, through delegations to ensure high quality service delivery. To act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students. To participate in the setting of yearly personal and professional objectives for self Support the departments appraisal process for junior staff, by providing feedback. To be flexible in the delivery of safe staffing across the Trust and participate in redeploymentrequirements within scope of practice. Research and Audit To contribute to the collection of data for research and audit purposes. To identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department. To critically evaluate research before applying to clinic practice in order to enhance patient care. Personal Development To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within individualpersonal performance planning and development review. To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and revalidation. Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing Develop a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust