As a B6 Senior Staff Nurse in the Twilight Team, your primary responsibilities will include providing high-quality, skilled nursi.....
As a B6 Senior Staff Nurse in the Twilight Team, your primary responsibilities will include providing high-quality, skilled nursing care to patients, assessing both their immediate and long-term needs, and supporting their families and carers. Your role will involve leading the team, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, and maintaining professional and clinical standards. Below is a detailed outline of your main duties: Patient Care Skilled Nursing Care: Deliver comprehensive nursing care, assess patient needs, and develop, implement, and review individualized care plans. Patient Dignity: Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times. Family Support: Involve, inform, support, and educate patients' families and carers as appropriate. Health Promotion: Actively promote patients' health and well-being through education and health interventions. Team Leadership Staffing and Cover: Plan and ensure appropriate staffing and skill mix, guaranteeing adequate cover at all times. Report any staffing issues to the operational manager. Meeting Coordination: Attend meetings with other Band 6 twilight colleagues to coordinate the management of the twilight service, including the formulation of robust off-duty schedules. Shift Leadership: Work towards ensuring one Band 6 nurse is on duty across all twilight teams each evening. Documentation and Compliance Record Keeping: Maintain clear, comprehensive, signed, and contemporaneous records in line with Surrey Downs Health & Care procedures. Policy Adherence: Ensure that all policies, procedures, and standards of care are adhered to consistently. Supervision and Mentoring: Act as a mentor and assessor to both qualified and unqualified staff, supporting their professional development. Professional Development Knowledge Update: Keep up-to-date with all aspects of clinical practice and act as a resource for other staff members. Teaching and Training: Plan, participate in, and evaluate teaching programs for all staff levels in collaboration with the senior team and Learning and Development Team. Training Needs: Identify and address staff training and development needs, fostering a positive clinical learning environment. Operational Responsibilities Resource Management: Work within the allocated budget and ensure the economic use of resources. Participate in the recruitment and selection process when needed. Clinical Governance: Participate in the Surrey Downs Health & Care Clinical Governance Strategy, facilitating clinical audits and monitoring care quality. Risk Management: Adhere to the Surrey Downs Health & Care Risk Management Strategy, ensuring all protective measures for vulnerable individuals are followed. Additional Duties Professional Integrity: Maintain your professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines. Multidisciplinary Approach: Ensure the effectiveness of care through a multidisciplinary approach, collaborating with other healthcare professionals. Flexible Duties: Undertake other duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of the post. Your role as a Senior Staff Nurse is crucial in delivering high-quality patient care and leading the nursing team effectively within the twilight service. This position requires a compassionate, knowledgeable, and organized individual dedicated to improving patient outcomes and supporting team performance in alignment with Surrey Downs Health & Care standards.
