job description staff nurse afc band 5 · they act as a primary/named nurse within a multi...

NTW/Generic/NJ/1501March 14 of 25

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Staff Nurse

BAND: AfC Band 5

DEPARTMENT: Trustwide

LOCATION : Various

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Nurse Manager

REPORTS TO: Ward Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

They act as a Primary/Named Nurse within a multi disciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. They provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence based nursing care. They are actively involved in the health and well being of staff and service users. They are visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.

They contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes

They contribute to the education and development of the workforce and students.

They contribute to staff appraisals and support personal development plans. They safely administer medication following Trust policies and practice guidelines. They will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity

DIMENSIONS

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust is one of the largest mental health and disability Trusts in England, employing more than 6,000 staff, serving a population of approximately 1.4 million, providing services across an area totaling 2,200 square miles. We work from over 160 sites across Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and North Easington.


The post holder will commit to the vision and value s of the Trust

VISION AND VALUES

Our Vision is : "We Strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOMES.”

Our Values are:-

• Caring Compassionate • Respectful • Honest and Transparent

OUR SHARED PURPOSE IS TO MAXIMISE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH QUALITY , COMPASSIONATE CARE AND TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING OUTCOMES

ORGANISATIONAL CHART

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Clinical Leadership • Patient Care • Professional Practice • Practice Development • Ensure that the care delivered is compassionate, co mpetent, and

courageous underpinned by a commitment to high stan dards and effective communication.

Directorate Manager

Service Manager

Clinical Nurse Manager

Ward Manager

Registered and Non Registered Nursing Staff


COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will:

• Provide and receive complex difficult and sensitive information, which may be in a challenging and emotive atmosphere.

• Communicate and collaborate with clinical nurse lead, ward manager, peers,

medical staff, patients, families and carers, general public, external agencies, voluntary agencies, GP's, other regional NHS Trusts.

• Listen to services users and carers to promote and practise shared decision

making

• Collaborate with service user/carer groups and representatives to promote service improvement and development

• Organise, facilitate and contribute to ward meetings ensuring robust information

pathways.

• Prepare and present accurate reports both verbal and written.

• Adopt and oversee accurate, robust and high standard of record keeping.

• Facilitate and chair multi disciplinary reviews, daily reviews and handovers.

• Communicate with service users and carers in order to positively develop therapeutic relationships • Promote and practice a culture of compassion where relationships are based on

empathy, kindness, respect and dignity • Develop effective interpersonal skills in managing conflict and resolution • Adopt a common sense approach to confidentiality

• Represent the team at operational, and clinical forums as delegated by the ward

manager to ensure effective two-way communication. • Assist in the management of complaints and serious incidents investigations.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE


• Be registered with RMN/RNMH/RNLD qualification

• Complete precetorship programme for newly qualified nurses (including medication competency assessments)

• Have previously functioned in in-patient areas

• Understand and implement mental health legislation

• Demonstrate continued professional development

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENTAL SKILLS


• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, treatment and risk for service users

• Recognise potential risk and risk situations and act accordingly in conjunction with Trust and legislative policies.

• Consolidate clinical theory and practice.

• Implement action plans

PLANNING AND ORGA NISATIONAL SKILLS


• Prioritise work, oversee and coordinate clinical resources on a daily basis to meet service user needs.

• Contribute to the planning of the future delivery of inpatient services • Co-ordintate staff rotas, ensuring adequate provision of staff across shifts and

taking appropriate action when staff numbers are below acceptable levels.


PHYSICAL SKILLS

The post holder will: • Complete 5 day basic Prevention and Management of violence and aggression

training • Have and demonstrate standard basic keyboard skills

• Implement safe moving and handling techniques

• Meet the physical requirements of the post subject to any requirements for the

Trust to make reasonable adjustments for the post holder.

PATIENT CARE AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT


• Deliver and maintain high standards of clinical care and contribute to achieving the Care Quality Commission Essential Standards. They will identify and act on any circumstances or practices which may compromise standards, quality of care and/or patient safety and report to the ward manager.

• Advocate and maintain a philosophy of care which is person/carer centred,

maintaining dignity and independence and consistently right for that person at that time

• Implement care delivery systems, ensuring contemporary clinical practice is

outcome focussed and of the highest professional standard and consistency

• Devise, implement and evaluate individual plans of care based on a person centred assessment.

• Develop and deliver therapeutic clinical based interventions which meet the

complex needs of service users.

• Assist , support and debrief service users and carers following critical incidents and difficult situations

• Ensure robust risk management systems are implemented and functioning.

• Provide advice and guidance related to the promotion of service users health and

well being

• Assist in establishing systems to promote regular family/carer contact support to encourage collaborative decision making

• Challenge practice which may be out-dated or no longer appropriate by

developing effective change management strategies to continuously improve practice and service provision.

• Have courage to speak out challenge and act when things feel wrong.


POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT


• Implement Trust policies • Contribute to achieving all required Trust Quality & Performance objectives

• Maintain Health and Safety Standards using existing mechanisms e.g. Clinical

Risk Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, Moving and Handling, COSHH.

• Contribute to developing, delivering and maintaining the Ward Operational Policy

• Support any review of service provision.

• Contribute to the development of Trust wide policies and procedures.

• Describe the current national and local priorities which have an influence on

service provision.

FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES


• Operate trust policy for patient’s monies, valuables and belongings.

• Ensure the ward environment is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and repair in accordance with national guidance standards and local policy

• Assist ward manager in effectively administering ward budget.

• Order, monitor and maintain ward equipment and supplies.

• Promote and practice a culture of compassion where relationships are based on

empathy, kindness, respect and dignity • Act as Primary/Named nurse

• Implement the Care Programme Approach within the Multi-Disciplinary Team to

ensure effective and appropriate teamwork

• Demonstrate and promote safe practice in medication management, including stor rage, administration and stock control

• Implement local Safeguarding procedures and other statutory requirements


INFORMATION RESOURCES


• Comply with Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information, and Records Management Policy.

• Maintain and update service user/carer information

• Supports change associated with the development of I.T. systems.

• Provide information and reports to ward manager.

• Assist the ward manager in interpreting data from a variety of sources and implement findings.

HUMAN RESOURCES

The post holder will: • Address any potentially discriminatory practice

• Assist ,support and debrief staff when dealing with difficult situations

• Participate in their own clinical supervision and provide it to allocated staff • Contribute to appraisals, identifying best practice and areas for development.

• Provide effective mentorship and supervision of students.

• Assist in implementing policies and procedures

• Assist in managing complaints and incidents, reporting in line with Trust policy.

• Assist the ward manager in ensuring the ward is adequately staffed with the appropriate gender / skill mix to meet the needs of service users.

• Delegate tasks and activities to team members taking into consideration the skills, experience, ability, support and supervision of staff.

• Promote continuing professional development.


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT


• Undertake surveys and audits in own work area.

• Participate in clinical audits as required and action findings.

• Act on service development in response to changing needs of service users, local and national priorities and guidelines utilising best practice.

FREEDOM TO ACT


• Practise within the boundaries of National, Regional and Local Advisory Bodies complying with Trust policies and procedures

• Maintain professional standards working within the NMC Code of Professional Practice and Guidelines; manager is available for guidance.

• Use own discretion and judgement for problem solving and crisis resolution, accessing support, advice and supervision from senior staff.

• Maintain professional and personal learning in accordance with PREP requirements and formulate a development plan based upon training and development needs and the needs of the service.


Effort and Environment

Physical: • Push/ pull trolleys/ wheelchairs • Assist service users with personal care (i.e. dressing, hygiene, toilet needs) involving bending, kneeling, and twisting • Facilitate patient movement around the ward within Trust moving and handling guidelines. Transferring and maneuvering service users into positions for personal care and treatments several times each duty • Use physical intervention skills including restraint of service users following the

Trust training guidelines and policies Mental:

� Concentrate on service user treatment and care. • Concentration required when checking documents/ service user notes and administering medication, whilst subject to frequent interruptions from service user / relatives/ team members/ phone calls • Concentrate whilst maintaining service user observation levels according to Trust policy • Service user behaviour can be unpredictable requiring immediate change to activity • Coordinate and chair Care Program Approach reviews with a multi disciplinary team setting up to 4 times per week which can last up to 3 hours • Prepare reports for and attend other meetings as required e.g. Mental Health Act Review Tribunal or Managers Hearings

Emotional: • Deal with distressed/ anxious/ worried/ upset/ angry service users and relatives • Occasionally have to care for terminally ill service users • Due to nature of service user group, can be expected to deal with severely challenging behaviour • Will be expected to impart unwelcome news � Provide emotional support to service users and carers.

Working Conditions:

• Regular exposure to body fluids • Verbal aggression from service users can occur most days, several times per shift, depending on service user group • Physical aggression from service users is a potential hazard because of unpredictable nature of service user group. • The post holder may be required to work within different areas across the Trust. • Exposure to constant and excessive noise.


SAFEGUARDING

Every employee has a responsibility for safeguarding and protecting adults and children from abuse, regardless of the setting in which the care takes place. It is every employee’s responsibility to be aware of relevant Trust Policies. All employees should take part in training in order to maintain their skills. Front line practitioners should access regular supervision and support in line with local procedures.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Contribute to maintaining a safe environment of care through effective risk management. Identify risks and develop appropriate strategies to manage the risks including responding appropriately to untoward/emergency situations.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

It is the responsibility of all health care professionals to play an active role in delivering the clinical governance agenda. There is a specific responsibility for individual health care professionals to be involved in auditing their own and their team’s clinical performance, and to engage in activities, which continuously improve, the quality of services they provide.

Information of a Confidential Nature or Access to C onfidential Information

“To be aware of the nature of information dealt within the NHS and to work in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security of this information”

INFECTION CONTROL

All Trust staff (clinical and non-clinical, including locum and agency staff employed by external contractors) have a personal responsibility to ensure the risk of infection to themselves, service users and visitors is minimised by ensuring that they (1) are familiar and adhere to, current Trust policy and guidance on infection prevention and control, (2) participate in the Trusts induction programme and statutory/required training in infection prevention and control and (3) consider infection prevention and control as part of their appraisal and/or personal development plans’.


This job description is not intended to be an exhau stive list of the duties and responsibilities of the post and the post holder ma y be requested to carry out any other duties appropriate to the grade or post.

The post may change over time to meet organisationa l requirements and the job description may be changed after consultation with the post holder at any time.

JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Post Title: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Post Holder’s Name: ………………………………………………………………………….

Post Holder’s Signature: ………………………………………….. Date:…… ……………

Line Manager’s Name: ………………………………………………………………………..

Line Manager’s Signature: …………………………………………Date: ……… ………….


PERSON SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM PREFERRED

Certificates and Experience

• Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD

• Continued professional development

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs

• Therapy Based Training qualification Qualification to Degree level

• ENB 998 / P126/127 or equivalent. • Student Assessor

/Mentor • Post registration

clinical experience

COMPETENCIES MINIMUM PREFERRED

Knowledge

To be able to demonstrate knowledge of: • Clinical Supervision • Mental health

/ learning disabilities needs

• Care Co-ordination • Safeguarding • Carer needs • PMVA • Risk management and

Health and Safety legislation

• Mental health legislation

• NMC standards and professional accountability

• Clinical Audit • Patient information

system(RIO)

Skills

• Good interpersonal and Communication

• Collaborative working • Time Management • Risk Assessment/

Management • Ability to meet

deadlines • Ability to prioritise • PMVA

• Leadership • Presentation • Debriefing • Change Management • Conflict resolution • Multi Disciplinary and

interagency working. • Resource management


• Delegation • Ward coordination • Basic IT skills

Behaviours

• Flexible • Approachable • Open to change • Confident and

assertive • Open and honest • Robust • Motivated • Demonstrates respect

dignity and integrity • Trustworthy • Embraces diversity • Innovative • Professional • Demonstrate

commitment to the Trust’s vision and values


JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Community Nurse

BAND: Band 5

LOCALITY: NTW Community Pathway

RESPONSIBLE TO: Pathway Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Community Clinical Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To manage case work under direction of care co-ordinator/ Pathway Clinical Lead and provide ongoing Assessment and Recovery focused Care Planning for service users who do not have enhanced needs and where risks are assessed as low. under the supervision of the Pathway Clinical Lead.

• To provide, under the direction of a Care Coordinator and or Pathway Clinical Lead, effective treatment and intervention to service users with complex and substantial needs.

• To deliver evidenced based clinical and psychologically based Interventions, with appropriate Training and supervision and as directed by Pathway Clinical Lead and Supervisor.

• The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered and that this promotes Recovery and Wellbeing and maximises Independence.

• To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

• To incorporate a client centred philosophy into nursing practice and client centred collaborative care.

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of Service Users across pathways which may regularly include working extended and flexible hours over 7 days a week.

• Demonstrate flexibility in the role. This may involve working across clinical pathways to support the needs of the service, whilst ensuring the delivery of high quality care at all times.


VISION AND VALUES

Our Vision is : "We Strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOMES.”

Our Values are:-

• Caring Compassionate • Respectful • Honest and Transparent

OUR SHARED PURPOSE IS TO MAXIMISE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH QUALITY , COMPASSIONATE CARE AND TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING OUTCOMES

ORGANISATIONAL CHART

Pathway Manager

Pathway Clinical Lead

Community Nurse Band 6

Community Nurse Band 5

Vocationally Qualified / Support

Staff

DIMENSIONS

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust is one of the largest mental health and disability Trusts in England, employing more than 6,000 staff, serving a population of approximately 1.4 million, providing services across an area totaling 2,200 square miles. We work from over 160 sites across Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and North Easington.


CORE COMPETENCIES

• Patient Care • Professional Practice • Practice Development • Ensure that the care delivered is compassionate, competent, and • courageous underpinned by a commitment to high standards and effective

communication.

COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIPS


• Work collaboratively with colleagues directly involved in the delivery of health care, both in the community and hospital in-patient settings, and will develop good working relationships and networks with other community resources and providers both statutory and non-statutory.

• Communicate interventions to service users and carers in an understanding manner based on a Recovery and Wellbeing model.

• Demonstrate the ability to overcome barriers to communication, supporting Service User’s understanding by adapting the approach used (eg use of Interpreters where English is not a first language, alternative and augmentative communication methods), to ensure that they can access and engage effectively with services.

• Establish and maintain therapeutic partnerships with Service Users and Carers in the delivery of Psychosocial Assessments and Interventions.

• Develop interpersonal and communication skills that promote and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers, and help the service users overcome any barriers to communication.

• Develop negotiating, empathetic and motivational skills to manage situations where complex and highly sensitive material/information is being discussed, ensuring professionalism is maintained.

• Utilise communications in accordance with Caldicott Principles, Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act and Trust policies and procedures.

• Contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary clinical discussions reporting professional concerns and changes to risks in a timely manner.

• Advocate on behalf of the Service User within a range of services ensuring, as far as possible, that they reflect their needs and wishes. This would require the courage to voice concerns about practice and service delivery.

• To use de-escalation skills when working in potentially antagonistic, hostile and emotive clinical situations to ensure the safety of self, clients and others.

• Provide verbal and written reports as requested.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• The post holder will be required to: • First Level Registration – RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification • Ability to establish and maintain therapeutic partnerships with service users and

carers. • Awareness of evidence based psychological Interventions and some experience of

delivering Interventions with Training and Supervision. • Foundation level Assessment skills. • Ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary discussion to determine ongoing needs and

treatment planning.

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENTAL SKILLS


• Implement safe and effective community treatment plans in collaboration with service users, carers and other professionals involved in the care package, in accordance with Care Coordination Policy. To accept the role as Lead Professional to those clients who do not have enhanced needs and are not on CPA.

• Contribute to the initial assessment and formulation of health and social care needs under the direct supervision of a more experienced practitioner.

• Advocate on behalf of the service users and carers to ensure that Trust and Local Authority Statutory responsibilities are being met.

PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS


• Manage the case work of service users, following a comprehensive assessment and formulation by more experienced practitioners and under the supervision of the Pathway Clinical Lead.

• Implement effective risk management/ safety plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and more experienced practitioners.

• Manage own time within the requirements of the service and priorities. Prioritise casework and workload effectively with support and supervision from the Pathway Clinical Lead and Pathway Manager.

• Facilitate timely and recovery focused treatment plans with service users in their own homes.


PHYSICAL SKILLS


• Demonstrate basic IT skills. • Sometimes be required to transport equipment to various sites in the locality. • Be required to carry out physical health care tasks, for example administration of

intramuscular injections, checking blood pressure, glucose monitoring. • Be appropriately trained and capable of using authorised breakaway techniques as

required.

PATIENT CARE AND FAMILY INVOLVMENT


• Provide clinical evidenced based interventions, as detailed in the Care Plan and determined by the Care Coordinator, to service users with complex and substantial needs, under the direct supervision of the Pathway Clinical Lead or Care Coordinator.

• Offer clinical advice and information to service users, carers, other professional disciplines, voluntary organisations and the public.

• To engage in active relapse prevention planning with service users and carers, contributing to their recovery and discharge planning.

• Contribute to the service user’s transition across all services provided by the Trust and adhere to standard work procedures.

• Administer medications (oral and intramuscular) when required and will also monitor for therapeutic responses to medications and potential side effects in a variety of environments, e.g. service user’s home, and liaise with the prescriber (Consultant Psychiatrist or GP as appropriate) to ensure optimum outcome for service users.

• Recognise and anticipate situations that may be detrimental to the Health and wellbeing of service users and their carers and advise and treat on the promotion of health and the prevention of physical/mental and behavioral deterioration.

• Support service users to contribute to their own individualised Care Plans, and Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) / other Recovery Plans in relation to their Recovery and discharge planning.

• Use Digital Recording Equipment and mobile technology as per Trust Policy • To ensure Carer needs are considered and Carers are involved in Care Planning

as appropriate.


HUMAN RESOURCES


• Be required to provide guidance and to delegate tasks for vocationally qualified staff / support workers as indicated in the care plan.

• Be responsible for ensuring that you are actively involved in your professional Development plan (PDP) via the appropriate appraisal process and continued Professional development (CPD), including mandatory training, clinical training, supervision and reflective practice.

• Be responsible for ensuring that you are actively involved in your continual professional development (CPD) plan via the Appraisal process, mandatory training, clinical training, supervision and reflective practice.

POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT


• Adhere to NMC Code of Professional Standards and Conduct, Trust Policies, standards and other Legislation.

• Support local service initiatives, acknowledging best practice and policies and procedures, which influence the local and national agenda.

• Support senior staff and actively contribute to the decision-making processes, which directly affect the service provision within the locality.

• To participate in the effective monitoring, review and evaluation of the service provided.

• Understand and contribute to the statutory issues which impact on service users and carers. Performing delegated statutory duties subject to having received the appropriate training.

FINANCIAL AND PHYSI CAL RESOURCES


• Required to arrange for the safety and security of service users accommodation and possessions if the service user experiences a crisis.

• Required to handle small amounts of petty cash as per Trust policy. • Responsibility for maintaining stock control of medicines and equipment as per

Trust Policy.


INFORMATION RESOURCES


• Be responsible, via paper or electronic systems, for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous records and securely storing and retrieving necessary information/documentation as per Trust Policy.

• Devise, evaluating, and maintain Care Plans, Risk Assessments and CPA Reviews as the Lead Nurse, within recorded time frames, as per Trust Quality Priorities and Policy.

• Be Responsible for maintaining own knowledge of current legislation. • Record data requested by Pathway Manager and Pathway Clinical Lead to

contribute to Monitoring Clinical Priorities and improving Quality.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT


• Contribute to the collection of data for Audits and Clinical Returns. • Ensure that all clinical practice is evidence based. Keep up to date with relevant

research in the field in order to evaluate current practice and contribute to service improvement.

• Contribute to the Clinical Governance Agenda in order to improve Quality and Clinical effectiveness and work towards continually improving the Service User/Carer experience and satisfaction of services.

• Share any knowledge gained via specific training sessions, workshops, presentations etc. in order to develop and underpin good practice.

FREEDOM TO ACT


• Work within Code of Practice & professional guidelines and be accountable for own professional actions.

• Work autonomously, prioritising and managing own workload and time efficiently and effectively, as directed by the Pathway Manager

• Adhere to Professional Code of Conduct, Trust Policies and Procedures while working within clinical and professional standards identified by the NMC.

• Access management and clinical supervision from designated line manager and clinical supervisor / Pathway Clinical Lead as per Trust Policy.


Mental Effort

The post holder will be:

• Expected to deal with frequent interruptions due to the unpredictability of the work and the service user group.

• Frequently required to observe service users for long periods of time during interviews, assessments and treatments of service users.

• Required to provide a high level of concentration in the writing of records and all required documentation, to meet deadlines.

• Problem solving for patients who have complex physical, mental health and communication needs.

Emotional Effort


• Frequently work with service users and their carers who directly exhibit potentially severely challenging and emotional behaviours and will frequently be exposed to very distressing and very emotional circumstances.

• Regular contact for treatment of individuals presenting with trauma associated with childhood abuse; physical, sexual or emotional.

• Regularly deliver unwelcome or distressing news to service users and/or their families and communicate life-changing events.

Physical Effort

The Post Holder will:

• Be required to exert light physical effort for short periods. • Be required to undertake venupuncture and injections if qualified to do so. • Need standard keyboard skills. • When necessary use breakaway techniques. • Required to assist service users with areas of personal care.

Working Conditions

The post holder will be:

• Required to frequently work in areas not subject to health and safety regulations e.g. service user’s homes with exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as dirt, dust, smells or bodily fluids.

• Exposed to potential verbal and physical aggression from both service users and carer.

• Be required to work at various locations throughout the Trust. To use mobile technology provided by the Trust to enable mobile working, including from home as per Trust Policy.

Effort and Environment


SAFEGUARDING Every employee has a responsibility for safeguarding and protecting adults and children from abuse, regardless of the setting in which the care takes place. It is every employee’s responsibility to be aware of relevant Trust Policies. All employees should take part in training in order to maintain their skills. Front line practitioners should access regular supervision and support in line with local procedures.

HEALTH AND SAFETY Contribute to maintaining a safe environment of care through effective risk management. Identify risks and develop appropriate strategies to manage the risks including responding appropriately to untoward/emergency situations.

TRUST CLINICAL GOVERNANCE STRATEGY It is the responsibility of all health care professionals to play an active role in delivering the clinical governance agenda. There is a specific responsibility for individual health care professionals to be involved in auditing their own and their team’s clinical performance, and to engage in activities, which continuously improve, the quality of services they provide.

Information of a Confidential Nature or Access to C onfidential Information

“To be aware of the nature of information dealt within the NHS and to work in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security of this information”

INFECTION CONTROL All Trust staff (clinical and non-clinical, including locum and agency staff employed by external contractors) have a personal responsibility to ensure the risk of infection to themselves, service users and visitors is minimised by ensuring that they (1) are familiar and adhere to, current Trust policy and guidance on infection prevention and control, (2) participate in the Trusts induction programme and statutory/required training in infection prevention and control and (3) consider infection prevention and control as part of their appraisal and/or personal development plans’.


JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Post Title…………………………………………………………………………….

Post Holder’s Name………………………………………………………………..

Post Holder’s Signature…………………………………..Date…………………

Line Manager’s Name……………………………………………………………..

Line Manager’s Signature………………………………..Date………………….


PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Desirable

Qualification

• First Level Registration – RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification

• Further relevant post qualifying training

Experience • Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans

• Multi-disciplinary team work.

• Previous experience in a community setting.

• Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services

Knowledge &

Experience

• Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence based interventions.

• Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.

• Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.

• Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.

Skills &

Abilities

• Ability to use IT system • Comprehensive continuous assessment

of skills • Risk Assessment skills. • Risk Management and Safety Planning

skills. • Ability to establish a rapport and

demonstrate engagement skills with service users

• Adaptability, flexibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work

• Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load

• Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions.

• Audit and Evaluation

Personal

Characteristics

• Good, effective communication skills • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary

team • A commitment to equal opportunities

and a positive attitude to combating stigma

Other • Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

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