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Senior Nurse/Team Leader
- Posted By: Zöe’s Place
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Address:
- Yew Tree Lane
- West Derby
- Liverpool
- L12 9HH
- Contact: 0151 228 0353
- Date Posted: 15th Dec 2008
- Salary: Competitive
- Location: Liverpool
- Reference Code:
- Views Since Posting: 160
- Full Description:
Responsible to: Head of Care
Principle Responsibilities:
• Take charge on each span of duty, responsible for the care delivered to each child. Ensure staff on duty are supported and competent in their workload
• Provide professional advice and leadership to both clients and families
• To assist the head of care/deputy manager in providing an efficient and effective high quality service
Managerial:
• To assist in ensuring staffing levels and skill mix within the team are adequate
• Assist the Head of Care in ensuring the HealthCare Commission standards are achieved
• Be responsible for a small team of staff, ensuring their training needs are identified and achieved. They receive annual appraisals and regular support is provided.
• Participate and become a member of the Clinical Governance Group.
Leadership:
• Act as a role model to other staff ensuring good practice and a high standard of care is provided
• To represent the establishment at multi-disciplinary and multi-agency forums
Clinical:
• Perform Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of Nursing care needs of each individual child and their family/carer
• Establish and maintain effective communication with clients, families and professionals across health and social services.
• Ensure any necessary referrals and updates are recorded and sent out to appropriate services involved in the clients care.
• Review patient caseload on a regular basis
• Provide quality research based nursing care at all times, adhering to NMC code of Professional Conduct.
• Ensure nursing skills are updated regularly, attending relevant study days and updates.
Training and Education:
• Identify learning needs for students and junior members of staff and to facilitate placements
• To assist with the Head of Care in ensuring compliance to Mandatory training in accordance with Trust Policy
• To be responsible for own professional development in accordance with NMC guidelines
• Become involved in staff training days, i.e. organising speakers and sessions relevant to the workplace.
Research and Audits:
• To assist the head of Care in clinical audit and pilot projects. Ensuring findings are disseminated to all staff in order to improve effectiveness of patient care
Communication:
• Ensure effective communication is maintained between staff on each shift
• Maintain accurate record keeping and documentation. Ensure risk assessments are reviewed regularly and staff informed of any changes
• Attend regular staff meetings, cascade any information that may be useful to staff
• To develop partnerships with other agencies to enhance service delivery
Health and Safety
• Comply with any policies, procedures or systems of work that you have been informed about
• Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do.
• Ensure you use protective equipment that is provided by Zoe’s Place Trust
• report any hazards to the Head of Care
• Complete accident/incident report form
Infection Control
• Follow all infection prevention and control policies. These policies must be adhered to by all staff to ensure clients are cared for in a clean environment and receive the highest standards of clinical care
The post holder may be required to undertake other related duties not specifically mentioned above. Any changes to this role specification will be made in consultation with the post holder.
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