Provide exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring, and compassion are at the centre of all that we do.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
* Participate as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
* Facilitate and deliver quality patient care by effective and efficient management of available time and resources demonstrating professional leadership and clinical expertise.
* Advance current nursing practice in accordance with NMBI guidelines.
* Participate in ongoing professional development within the department in line with current and future service demands and advances within Anaesthetic nursing.
* Communicate with the Clinical Coordinator and provide support as required.
* Manage the day-to-day operational requirements that arise and collaborate closely with the members of other departments.
* Ensure the operation of safe equipment and adequate supplies in an efficiently arranged physical setting.
* Adhere to internal controls for the department.
* Participate in all regulatory and mandatory survey processes within the Hospital.
* Clinical Responsibilities
* Familiarize with and adhere to The Professional Scope of Practice Framework (NMBI 2000).
* Ensure the patient's needs are individually assessed.
* Plan and implement a care plan and evaluation process.
* Care for patients in the optimum clinical environment, adhering to all nursing and hospital-wide policies and guidelines.
* Delegate tasks appropriately based on skill level and knowledge.
* Document in a professional, legible, and timely fashion.
* Deputise for the Clinical Coordinator as appropriate.
* Participate in department problem solving and improvement of systems.
* Adhere to Standard Precautions as appropriate.
* Use protective barriers as appropriate.
* Handle and dispose of infectious waste appropriately.
* Interrelationships
* Maintain good working relationships with other departments and with physicians, patients, families, and outside agencies.
* Communicate during the shift with the relevant Clinical Coordinator as required.
* Demonstrate the ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities.
* Participate in ongoing consultation and collaboration with physicians and other care providers to maximize patient outcomes and unit-specific goals.
* Participate in unit-based and interdepartmental QI activities.
* Demonstrate willingness to assist co-workers whenever needed.
* Be cross-trained and may be allocated to PACU as needed.
* Personal & Professional Responsibilities
* Maintain a professional portfolio.
* Utilize all practical opportunities to educate the patient and their families.
* Attend appropriate study days and courses.
* Be a preceptor and/or supervisor to students and newly appointed staff.
* Participate in their performance review with their Nurse Manager.
* Educational Responsibilities
* Identify and contribute to the continual enhancement of learning opportunities in the clinical area.
* Participate in the clinical induction of all new nursing and support staff.
* Assume responsibility for own learning and development needs.
* Other Duties and Responsibilities
* Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
* Remain flexible to meet the needs of the hospital, which may include floating to other departments to assist as patient needs fluctuate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
NMBI Registered General Nurse licence.
BLS & ACLS.
Experience
Minimum of 1 year post-registration experience in an acute hospital setting.
A management course is desirable.
Proven clinical ability and communication skills.
Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge
Teamwork
Demonstrate ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrate motivation to job.
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
Planning and Organising
Demonstrate evidence of effective planning, organizing, and time management skills.
Demonstrate a flexible approach to internal rotations, rostering (e.g., night duty, theatre on call), and attitude to work.
Knowledge
Demonstrate evidence of recent and relevant experience in the specialised area and in an acute hospital setting.
Demonstrate knowledge of new developments in the specialised area.
Demonstrate knowledge of national strategies where appropriate to nursing care.
Maintain up-to-date certificates in BLS and ACLS.
Patient and Customer Focus
Demonstrate a focus on quality.
All posts in Beacon Hospital require a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service. Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager or hospital management.
Under the Hospital's Health & Safety risk assessment, Beacon Hospital requires that all Employees, Consultants, and Contractors that can receive a Covid-19 vaccination must do so in order to exercise their roles in a safe manner and minimise the risk of endangering their own health, the health of patients, or the health of those that they work with.
This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing. As the hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.
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