Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Work as part of a designated clinical team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the patient and their family.
• Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing, promoting health and preventing ill
• Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse and operating department practitioner in the ongoing assessment, planning, management and evaluation of patient care.
• To recognise changes in a patients condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse or operating department practitioner and other senior colleagues for reassessment of care.
• To work in collaboration with others to ensure safe and efficient care.
• To undertake procedures as detailed within the NMC Standards for Proficiency for Nurse Associate (2018) (Annex B) to meet the nursing needs of the patients in their care
• To have a willingness to undertake additional skills and training dependent on department
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained.
• To act and raise concerns when standards are not being maintained following local policy.
• To act as an advocate for the patient and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy and rights, equality and
• To be involved in Trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and
• Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload to enhance the delivery of care.
• Prepare the patient for and assist with specific procedures appropriate to the clinical
• Prepare equipment and resources appropriately for the activity to be
• Prepare the patient for the test / procedure, ensuring that they are appropriately informed and give their consent.
• Carry out agreed area specific procedures and perform clinical skills as required in accordance with local / Trust guidelines and policies.

Professional Duties

• Have demonstrated the proficiency to administer medications and undertake medicines management update
• To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies relating to the control and administration of drugs.
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and to act when standards are not being
• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of the code.
• To be flexible to work within areas or departments to meet the demands of changing service needs.
• To provide mentorship and preceptorship to new staff and students, new starters and Trainee Nursing Associates encouraging an effective learning
• To provide support and supervision to Health Care support workers to promote their learning and development within the departments.
• To receive delegated duties from the supervising RN/ODP and senior colleagues, accepting those that fall within their individual competency level, adhering to the NMC Delegation and Accountability supplement to the Code (NMC Code 2018).
• To delegate appropriately to other team members, including Health Care Assistants/ Support Workers, apprentices, family members and other lay carers adhering to the NMC Delegation and Accountability supplement to the Code (NMC Code 2018).
• Recognise and work within the limits of own registration and competence.
• To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration.

Key Relationships

• Theatre MDT's.
• Patients and their families.
• Ward staff when handing over patient care.
• Safeguarding, perinatal mental health, Social Work teams and Public Health practitioners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register
• Foundation degree in health care or Higher National Diploma in health care

Desirable

• Practice Supervisor/Assessor training (or willingness to work towards)

Experience

Essential

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development post registration
• Relevant theatre experience or willingness to learn theatre specialities upon successful interview.

Skills

Essential

• Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members.
• Up to date knowledge of current evidence-based practice in nursing
• Provide guidance and mentoring to TNAs on placement within theatres.
• Basic computer literacy in I.H.S system in the organisation and basic word processing, email
• To provide and monitor care within limitations of registration.

Desirable

• Analytical skills to deal with interpreting complex clinical information.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Musgrove Park

Parkfield Road

Taunton

TA1 5DA