Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Functions

Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children, and SWFT guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults and children.

Contribute towards ensuring AHP & Nursing Strategy is implemented across the Integrated Health Team.

To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of the care plans.

In the absence of the District Nurse, to take responsibility for the day to day management of the nursing workload, delegating the workload appropriately to other team members.

To establish priorities of care in accordance with caseload management.

To take responsibility for updating and developing professional knowledge and skills which relate to clinical practice.

To act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and comply with the Trust’s policies and procedures.

To participate in the development, training and mentorship of pre-registration students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes.

To provide skilled clinical nursing practices.

Communication

Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations.

To promote and maintain accurate record keeping in order to conform to NMC policy and Data protection.

Responsibility for Patient Care

To action referrals appropriately according to risk and need in accordance to the service referral criteria.

To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education activities with patients and carers.

Act as a patients advocate where appropriate.

Policy and Service Development

Understanding national policy and guidance and the ability to interpret and implement at service level.

Responsibility for Human Resources

Direct supervision of junior members of staff.

Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and use own initiative in order to manage own workload within appropriate professional guidelines.

Participate in the PDR process to identify personal and team development goals.

Able to organise staff in the absence of the District Nurse (Band 6) reporting to a senior member of staff any anomalies.

Professional Responsibilities and Freedom to Act

Interpret national guidance on NMC guidelines.

Participate in clinical supervision.

Maintain clinical and professional competencies in accordance with relevant statutory legislation and guidance relevant to health professionals and their services.

To participate in mandatory and statutory training requirements and keep a record of all training and other developmental activities.

Responsibility for Research & Development

Ensure standards, protocols and policies are evidence based and applied to practice.

Keep updated with current clinical issues thus always promoting best practice.

Use research to inform practice.

Participate in audits as appropriate.

General

The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across SWFT and to other agencies.

Physical and Mental Effort

The post holder will undertake “people moving and handling” on a daily basis. The handling of equipment e.g. hoists, is integral to the post and may be required to be undertaken in confined spaces within patient’s homes.

The post holder will be required to operate as a lone worker in accordance with WCH policies and procedures.

The post holder may come into contact with bodily fluids including urine and faeces and exudate from wounds e.g. blood and pus.