Overview
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Responsibilities
* Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
* Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi‑professional team.
* A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team and participating in service/policy development.
* Responsible for the clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited.
* Responsible for the maintenance and development of clinical skills.
* Organisation of cross‑departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, research and bleep‑holder responsibilities as appropriate (Band 6 only).
* Act for ward manager in his/her absence (Band 6 only).
* Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management, including complex patient monitoring, equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
* Develop and educate staff, participating in mentorship and appraisal as required.
* Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
* Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
* Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
* Participate in teaching and preparation for parenthood sessions.
* Develop knowledge of the Child Protection strategy and its implementation.
* Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
* Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
* Participate in the on‑call rota as part of the service needs supporting home birth and the Trust escalation policy.
Eligibility & Requirements
* Overseas applicants must be registered with the NMC, be active on the register and already in receipt of a UK PIN.
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