Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Perform triage and a comprehensive assessment of the patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery in accordance with their individual health care needs and varying level of complexity.

Support the delivery of nursing care, ensure safe discharge, referral or transfer to other areas.

Support the provision of health education during patient consultations.

Ensure that patients are properly informed about their condition, treatment and expected outcomes.

Ensure the accurate maintenance of records is compliant with legal, professional and organisational standards.

Collect, analyse and evaluate information, report and act in accordance with unit protocols and guidelines.

Maintain effective communication, both written and verbal with all professional colleagues, hospital departments and other agencies.

Work in close collaboration with members of multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient needs and service demands are met.

Maintains safe administration of medicines, concordant with the NMC and Trust policies.

Supervise and direct the work of staff and support workers by taking responsibility in ensuring that instructions regarding ongoing patient care needs are followed.

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

Responsibility to maintain their professional accountability and self-development through the practice of safe standards in compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

Records and reports accidents and untoward incidents as per policy and actively carries out steps to minimise further risk as appropriate.

To ensure effective communication and sensitivity is maintained when dealing with people regarding difficult matters and/or in difficult situations, in highly complex situations with both patients and relatives, e.g. sudden bereavement, violence and aggression.

To manage highly complex patient needs in resuscitation e.g. trauma, cardiac arrest, thrombolysis, intubated patients, sudden death and paediatric acute illness.

Support staff in dealing with sudden, traumatic difficult situations.

Responds to complaints and takes appropriate action.

To work as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, following appropriate training. To receive patients directly with undiagnosed minor injuries / illness. Assess, diagnose, prescribe and treat those patients consulting with senior colleagues as necessary.

Ensure effective verbal and written communication both within the department and with relevant external agencies or individuals, ensuring confidentiality is maintained.

Utilise the trusts IT resources appropriately and in adherence to policies and procedures.

Maintain legible and accurate records.