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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Professional / Clinical responsibilities
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care and make changes as necessary
• Identifies deteriorating patients and takes appropriate action
• Ensures documentation is accurate and up to date, utilising the electronic health record
• Demonstrates an inquiring approach to patient care
• Demonstrate awareness of issues affecting HIV/ Infection and Immunity and Respiratory patients as in and outpatients
• Demonstrate awareness of the nursing care needed by HIV/Infection and Immunity and Respiratory patients
• Develop skills in accordance with the expanded role relevant to the post holder’s clinical area such as cannulation and phlebotomy and patient health promotion/education.
• Educates patients and relatives about how to adopt healthy lifestyles, and look after their own health and wellbeing
• Identifies and helps patients, relatives and staff to reduce any risks associated with health and wellbeing
• Ensures patients’ views are taken into account in the decision making process
• Participates in collaborative decision making within the inter-disciplinary team
• Participates in meeting the health education and promotes the needs of patients and carers
• Communication is a fundamental process to ensure continuity and high standards of care. It includes sharing ideas, information and feedback in order to empower patients and members of the interdisciplinary team. 
• Skilled in communicating with a range of people on a daily basis some of who may have communication barriers
• A key responsibility will be to utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with patients and those involved in their care
• The post holder must also communicate with other staff within the Trust, with external organisations and with the general public
• Keeps accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• The post holder must at all times work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2015).
• Participates in research, audit and quality initiatives, e.g. Essence of Care
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills related to evidence based practice
• Monitors the quality of work on own area and alerts others to quality issues
• The post holder must at all times carry out duties and responsibilities with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunity policy
• Identifies and takes action when own or others’ behaviour undermines equality and diversity
• Take account of own behaviour and its effect on others.

2. Management and Leadership

• Co-ordinates the activities of the clinical area, taking charge when required
• Participates in team meetings so fair and equal opportunities are given to share knowledge and ideas with colleagues
• Develops knowledge, understanding and application of their personal leadership skills.
• Provides feedback to other workers on their communication at appropriate times
• To be responsible for disseminating Trust policies and information as required
• Take account of own behaviour and its effect on others.

3. Financial responsibilitie

• Uses and maintains resources efficiently and effectively and encourages others to do so.

4. Information management

• Demonstrates an understanding of research and development and how this influences nursing practice
• Input patient data in the correct form and manner whether this be primary or secondary information onto the supporting computer system
• Analyse and report information provided through appropriate clinical equipment and act upon this gathered information (e.g. blood pressure monitoring)
• Maintain the integrity of information using agreed methods and procedures
• Reports the data/ information clearly in the required format and at the time agreed
• The post holder is expected to develop their IT skills to a satisfactory standard suitable with the Staff Nurse role

5. Education & Professional Development

• Engages in the Preceptorship programme either as a Preceptor or a Preceptee
• Develops an awareness of clinical supervision/action learning
• Improves clinical practice through reflection with self or others
• With the support of sister/charge nurse through the Trust’s E-appraisal process and development of personal development plan identifies their educational and professional needs
• Influence the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.

6. Operational Delivery

• To work as part of a team in the delivery of HIV/ Infection and Immunity and Respiratory services across Barts Health.

7. Risk & Governance Management

• Familiarises him/herself with and complies with the Trust’s policies and procedures
• Respects patient confidentiality and in particular the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998)
• Shows awareness of individual responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act and identify and report as necessary any untoward accident, incident or potentially hazardous environment
• When moving people and goods, the post holder must complete the relevant training as appropriate to the action, e.g. use of hoists
• Takes appropriate action to manage an emergency summoning assistance immediately when this is necessary
• Works in ways that minimise risks to health safety and security.

8. Service Development

• Participates in the development of the ward/department Philosophy of Nursing and the Shared Governance structure of the Trust. The post holder will convey this within their area of practice.