In this leadership role, the Charge Nurse will also coordinate care planning, monitor the practice standards of the team, and develop treatment plans for defined Service Users. They are expected to engage effectively with a multi-disciplinary team, encourage Service User involvement in their care, and ensure compliance with relevant policies. The Charge Nurse will take responsibility for the education and development of staff through supervision and involvement in training programs, while maintaining adherence to professional standards and ensuring the clinical environment is safe and conducive to patient care.
To support the Clinical Team Manager in keeping an overview of the capability, and performance of all clinical team members, in carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with policy and to acceptable standards.
Be a positive and professional role model to all staff within the unit, providing care and treatment to the highest possible standards, in a constantly changing and often unpredictable care environment.
Exercise and model excellent judgement.
- Demonstrates effective leadership, providing appropriate advice and guidance to members of the team.
- Nurture, guide, develop and train ward staff, through informal and formal approaches.
- Provide personal, professional and clinical development to staff through PDP, supervision and honest and transparent feedback on performance.
- Monitor practice standards of the whole team, formally and informally and give honest feedback and advice to staff. Identify action plans to address individual weaknesses of staff members.
Undertake thorough assessments of care needs developing detailed and relevant care plans. On a planned basis, uses appropriate evaluation techniques to assess the effectiveness of packages of care, which have been offered,
Positively encourage Service User involvement in all aspects of service delivery.
Ensure that the development and maintenance of an effective system for assessing, managing and minimising levels of clinical risk
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To support the Clinical Team Manager in keeping an overview of the capability, and performance of all clinical team members, in carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with policy and to acceptable standards.
Be a positive and professional role model to all staff within the unit, providing care and treatment to the highest possible standards, in a constantly changing and often unpredictable care environment.
Exercise and model excellent judgement.
Provide a calm and confident resource to colleagues in stressful situations, providing leadership where necessary.
Act calmly & supportively with people who experience and express extreme emotions and thoughts, in a sometimes challenging manner.
Exercise advanced skills in de-escalation of distress, and anger.
Demonstrate appropriate control and leadership in situations where people may be frightened, aggressive and/or violent.
To take a leading role in developing clinical practice within the ward, without undermining the roles and responsibilities of other staff.
Nurture, train, develop and guide junior staff, such that they achieve required standards of practice.
To actively participate in and provide, clinical and management supervision.
To positively participate in and assist other staff, in the implementation of personal development plans, and promote mandatory training.
In the role of primary nurse be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of Care and Treatment for defined Service Users.
Actively make your experience available as a resource for advice and support to other members of the team.
Actively promote and support a client centred approach to care, founded in a philosophy of service user involvement.
Keep an overview of the use and deployment of ward resources, to most effectively and cost effectively match resource to clinical need.
To work with an allocated group of Service Users, developing treatment plans in a Primary Worker/Key Worker role, following the philosophy of the Ward.
Inform all Service Users of their right to access their treatment plan, and to actively encourage them to read and evaluate their treatment plan.
To work as an integrated member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and facilitate effective team working.
To take responsibility to ensure that all staff work to the same standards.
To promote the involvement of carers, and refer carers to relevant agencies for support and to meet their needs.
To ensure the effective implementation of the care programme approach, ensuring relevant and up to date communication between all those involved in supporting individual Service Users.
To promote the role of the Service User Development Worker with Service Users, carers, and colleagues. To provide informed support to junior staff in carrying out their duties, and be open and honest in giving and receiving feedback to/from all staff.
- To actively participate in own development, and to contribute to the education and development of all staff, and be actively involved in Ward projects.
To participate in a thorough induction programme for all new starters, ensuring a clear understanding is gained into their role and responsibilities, and of the expectation and philosophy of the service.
- To be involved in planning, providing, evaluating a therapeutic group and activity programmes as appropriate to the clinical setting.
- Ensure clinical and professional development needs are met by PDP process.
To take an active role in the development and implementation of audit and evidence based practice within a clinical setting.
Co-ordinate and provide student placements within a clinical setting.
Maintain professional registration by meeting NMC standards and support adherence to these within clinical settings.
To ensure that treatment areas and equipment used for clinical interventions are safely maintained and are in good order and condition. To work in an autonomous way with Nursing specific interventions based on clinical reasoning.
Ensure staff comply with policy, guidance and information requirements
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