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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within Ìýthe hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’sÌý
  College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevantÌý
  statutory and professional obligations.
• ÌýTo observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• ÌýTo be responsible, with management support, for their own personal .
  development and to actively contribute to the development ofÌý
  colleagues.

Clinical PracticeÌý

• To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients
• ÌýTo adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times
• To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients, using the nursing process
• ÌýTo maintain confidentiality at all times
• To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient
• ÌýTo be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives,Ìý
  identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients’ needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care
• Guidelines to ensure that relevant information regarding the patients’ needs / condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon
• ÌýTo be aware of the need to adhere to the Trust’s policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients’ / visitors’ and staff perspective
• ÌýTo have due regard for each patient’s cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patient’s privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
• To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members
• To rotate to other departments within the speciality as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process
• To be involved with nursing audit/essence of care/observations of care
• To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy
• To assist in the investigation of such incidences
• To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation
• Ìý Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers
• Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change
• To promote the well being of children and young people and safeguard them from actual or potential harm and report concerns under the Trust Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Procedures.
• To accurately identify those children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse
• To be fully aware of your role in the Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) plan and the role of other staff within ED
• To be fully aware of your role in the event of a Major IncidentÌý
• To be fully aware of local plans and trust plans that may impact on the ED e.g. Fire /Bomb /IT
• To accurately identify those patients at risk of abuse.
• ÌýTo be fully aware of the Trust’s Safeguarding Procedures and demonstrate the ability to raise concerns and work with other agencies to protect our patients.

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• To act as a role model at all times
• To exercise leadership where appropriate
• To take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare and safety of all staff
• To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in Conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
• To give support and advice to junior ward staff on both clinical andÌý
  administrative problems
• To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the discharge co-coordinator/bed manager
• ÌýTo keep the ward sister/charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department
• To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
• To maintain standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the clinical area, taking remedial action as appropriate and reporting deficits to Modern Matron, as appropriate.Ìý
• To observe a general duty of are for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.