To provide, and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to service users, in accordance with up-to-date evidence-based professional practice and AWP policies.
Clinical Practice Management
Objective: To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided.
- Undertake comprehensive, person-centred nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with service users to provide the best nursing care.
- Implement care and rehabilitation programme.
- Evaluate effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
- Implement research-based practice.
- After successful completion of preceptorship, supervise junior and unqualified staff.
- Administer medicines within relevant Trust and legislative guidance, e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
- Conduct risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP for people presenting with mental health problems.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of key elements of relevant mental health legislation.
- Ensure ordering, storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant trust and legislative guidance, e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983).
Teaching, Education & Health Promotion
Objective: To use own skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health.
- Provide regular advice and mentoring to staff.
- Support an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post-registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.
Continuing Professional Development
Objective: To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).
- Abide by legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities as outlined in the NMC’s ‘The Code’: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.
- Take responsibility for post-registration education and continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.
- Receive clinical supervision in accordance with a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.
- Maintain records of supervisory and managerial meetings.
- Maintain health and safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
- Work to the Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant medicines, medication management issues and act in accordance with appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy, ensuring others also work within these guidelines.
Finance and Workforce
Objective: To make best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models ensuring provision of best care possible.
- Follow Trust and Service Policies regarding security of building and clients, ensuring safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public.
- Take part in PEAT and environmental risk assessments as requested to optimise resources.
- Manage temporary staffing resources in line with AWP best practice guidance.
- Ensure service provision is both safe and therapeutic within the span of knowledge.
- Exercise effective time management.
- Utilise electronic rostering systems (Rosterpro).
- Participate in education and training opportunities.
- Take charge of the unit in the absence of the Charge Nurse or Clinical Team Leader.
- Familiarise with and comply with all policies and procedures operational within the Trust.
Record Keeping and Administration
Objective: To maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements and professional guidelines.
- Maintain contemporaneous, chronological, and accurate mental health records in accordance with relevant NMC Guidelines and Trust Policy.
- Work under the direction of the Essence of Care lead.
- Contribute to achievement of Control Assurance Standards relating to records management within their span of control.
- Maintain safety of clients and staff within the unit and ensure legal obligations are fulfilled.
Evidence-Based Nursing, Practice Development & Clinical Audit
Objective: To contribute to practice development activity and evidence-based mental health nursing.
- Undertake relevant practice development/research activity.
- Take part in a rolling programme of audit.
- Comply with activity as outlined in The Essence of Care.
- Work within the framework of AWP and Department of Health Research Governance.
Professional Nursing Advice
Objective: Contribute to providing professional nursing advice within the post-holder’s area of responsibility and span of knowledge.
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