Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Day Case

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. -Independently manage the day case unit within the ward area whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care -To be responsible, for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment. -Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met. -Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards -Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Sister/Charge Nurse for the area. -Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit
and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust -Identify and raise awareness of the educational needs of patients and carers and implement appropriate education programmes -To assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive. -Assist the Sister/Charge nurse to ensure that all students and newly appointed staff have identified mentors/preceptors. -Contribute and assist the Sister/Charge Nurse to foster a learning environment within the clinical area. -Promote and undertake nursing research updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice. -Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary. -In co-ordinating the day-to-day management of the day case area, delegates duties and care appropriately whilst maintaining overall responsibility. -Ensures that staffing and skill mix is maintained, at all times, to
a level that does not compromise patient safety. -To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of guidelines, protocols and pathways. -To deputise for the inpatient ward are Nurse in Charge in their absence Please see attached job description for full details.