Staff Nurse-Critical Care/Intensive Care - No ICU experience required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To practice within the NMC Code: Professional standards (2015) and adhere to this at all times.

To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carer’s and the multi- disciplinary team.

To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families.

To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines.

To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves.

To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements.

To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department.

To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model for nurses and other staff.

To act in a professional manner at all times.

Education and Research

To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students.

To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area.

To participate in research and audit within the unit.

To support the use of Trust and local protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice.

To participate in Trust and Divisional initiatives to develop nursing practice.

Management

To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.

To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate.

To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.

To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Division and with associated clinical areas within the Trust.

To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness on the ward / department and report as appropriate.

To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi- disciplinary team.

To participate in reflection & / or Clinical Supervision sessions as provided.

To take personal responsibility for resource management.

To observe a general duty of care 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.

Personal Professional Development

To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and local to critical care.

To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with CPD requirements, attending mandatory training sessions as required.

To undergo and actively participate in your own  yearly performance appraisals.

To keep up to date with NMC & Trust guidelines and protocols.

To adhere to the NMC Code (2015)  working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.