registered nurse Stoke-on-Trent, England
Job description
To act as care coordinator with responsibility for the planning and delivery of care to this patient group. To take charge of the area on a regular basis. To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice. To act as care coordinator for a group of patients ensuring that appropriate interventions are planned and delivered according to assessed need.
To promote a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers / relatives as appropriate. To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards of record keeping are adhered to. To administer and manage medicines according to policy and local protocol. To assess patient response and provide advice and education to junior staff and both patient and carers in respect of prescribed medicines.
Provide support and guidance to junior or less experienced staff in the planning and delivery of nursing care for individuals for whom they are named nurse / worker. To provide support to service users within this group at times when the named nurse / worker is unavailable. E.g. periods of annual leave sickness etc.
To take an active role in auditing and maintaining standards of record keeping for this group of service user. Maintain the therapeutic milieu, taking a proactive approach, supervising and supporting others in the same. Planning clinical activity in accordance with the needs of the patient group. To take an active role in the clinical programme including facilitation of specific group activities or individual interventions.
Participating in forward planning and evaluation of the clinical programme. Having an awareness of how an individuals behaviour and presentation can impact upon the milieu and demonstrating a positive influence through ones own conduct. Taking prompt action on changes in condition, liaising with other members of the clinical (Multi-disciplinary) team when necessary, reviewing nursing care and communicating any amendments to the care plan. Develop skills in respect of specific interventions that are appropriate to the clinical area, act as a lead in developing nursing practice in relation to this.
