Formulate and coordinating holistic assessment and treatment of mental and physical needs of our patients. To undertake periods of the role as Nurse in Charge (NIC) and to role model effective shift management. To supervise and develop junior staff members, with responsibility for ensuring junior staff, students and trainees have specific role competency sign off. Ensure there is a robust process for care plan formulation, review, evaluate treatment and safety plans and report back to multi-professional team.
Develop and maintain professional working relationships with the multidisciplinary team. Support the Clinical lead in the maintenance and development of the social and physical therapeutic environment. Support in areas of risk management within the ward, including patient risk, positive risk taking, and environmental risk assessment is embedded and that trust processes around risk are adhered to and recorded. Responsible for leading high standards of clinical care and maintaining service delivery based on evidence, clinical and professional judgement.
Responsible for identifying needs to facilitate safe discharge. To lead and coordinate the adherence to and reporting of safety & quality issues. Report any concerns immediately and actively carrying out clinical audits on the AMAT platform and follow up on actions identified. Have a detailed working knowledge of key partnership services and organisations (ie.
voluntary sector, social services, housing), including their eligibility criteria and access procedures. To lead and maintain a learning environment, supervision and guidance to identified junior staff and students. Undertake the role of Practise assessor. To lead on Quality Improvement and liaise with the Quality Improvement team to support areas of practice development and to coordinate staff training in improvement approaches.
To support staff training and development in all areas appropriate to inpatient care.