Senior Staff Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities To have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Work in partnership with all health, social care professionals and other stakeholders, maintaining effective communication that benefits the patients wellbeing. Liaise with carers, families and advocacy groups and representatives. Ability to understand complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options and data.

Identifying trends / themes from data to inform care plans, positive proactive support plans and inform MDT decision-making. Coordinate and lead shifts. Deputise for the service manager in their absence. Lead and supervise others, undertake annual career conversations and manage absence.

Assist with the development and delivery and evaluation of evidence based treatments / interventions. Participate in training and development of junior staff within the clinical environment. Monitoring of clinical work. To develop the team to maximise skills.

To ensure the appropriate delegation of tasks, taking into consideration the skills and Banding of staff members. Produce staffing rotas, taking into consideration budgetary requirements, skill/gender mix to meet clinical need and ensure safe staffing ratios in line with Trust policy. Support the team to implement the Positive Behavioural Support Model and the active support element. Facilitate the core teams to drive the delivery of care.

Ensure that plans of care are implemented and reviewed as part of on-going assessment. Ensure that robust, up to date risk assessments are carried out by the relevant staff. Ensure standards of care are maintained to the highest level. Adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional guidelines and National legislation / guidance.

To work with the service Manager to review, update and implement standards and policies for use in adult inpatient settings as appropriate. Participate in on-going training and education. Keep up to date on relevant Government and local policy and guidance in relation to best practice for learning disability and complex distressed behaviour. Promote service changes with a positive and professional attitude.

Explore innovative ways of delivering and improving patient care. Establish an efficient working environment, making the most effective use of staff, supplies, equipment and services. To demonstrate effective risk management. Provide supervision and career conversations for Registered Nursing staff.

Provide direct management of identified junior staff (taking account of HR policies, including staff welfare, capability and maximising attendance). Demonstrate effective leadership / management skills. Participate in the role of Practice Assessor / Supervisor to students. Participate in audits / quality improvement projects.

Develop and empower junior staff within the team. To ensure accurate clinical documentation, both written and electronic are in line with Trust policy and professional requirements (NMC). Use necessary electronic patient records required for administration. Undertake surveys or audits as required.

Contribute to research projects when appropriate. To contribute to the provision of a safe therapeutic environment for individuals, staff and visitors to the unit. To take on responsibility for duties assigned by Line Manager. The post holder should ensure their fitness to undertake the post and demonstrate they have completed the level of general training and personal safety training appropriate to their role and work area, and keep this training up-to-date.

If the ability to perform Physical Intervention Techniques or Conflict Management is a requirement of the role, the post holder must declare physical fitness to undertake such a role. The post holder should act quickly to protect the safety of individuals if they have reason to believe that they or a colleague may not be fit to undertake the duties within their job role.