POST: Senior Registered Nurse ACCOUNTABLE TO: Director of Patient Services RESPONSIBLE TO: Inpatient Services Manager and Designated Lead

JOB PURPOSE: To work as a proactive and flexible member of the Phyllis Tuckwell (PT) multidisciplinary team, supporting patients, their families and carers as they become known to Phyllis Tuckwells inpatient and community teams, and developing a seamless approach in response their needs. The is a leadership role with responsibility to ensure coordinated high-quality care for patients. It involves holistic assessment and identification of patient needs, decision making and care planning alongside other MDT colleagues at PT and community partners. It requires implementation of a management plan and evaluation, to ensure that responsive high-quality nursing care and support is available for patients, their families and carers. The role entails having clinical and symptom management knowledge, communication and psychological skills, leadership and people management skills, as well as a passion to drive forward professional standards, patient safety and practice development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Clinical
- 1.1 To assess, plan, co-ordinate, implement and evaluate palliative care interventions based on an agreed plan of care that supports quality and timely care delivered to the patient and family or carer.
- 1.2 To be proactive in response to patients physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs ensuring the highest of standards in nursing care.
- 1.3 To ensure that care is centred around the person, family and their carer and that effectiveness, clinical safety and a joint approach with colleagues underpins Phyllis Tuckwells practice.




- 1.4 To act as a resource and support to colleagues involved in providing palliative care through giving advice, information, support and education.
- 1.5 To work alongside PT multi-professional team to ensure high standards are maintained and constantly re-evaluated, to provide high quality individualised care.
- 1.6 To liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective continuity of care irrespective of the care setting.
- 1.7 To manage workload of patients under the supervision and direction of thekey worker, ensuring patient safety and the principles of clinical governance are at the centre of all care that is delivered.
- 1.8 To provide optimal symptom management, psychological and emotional support to patients, their families and carers.
- 1.9 To assess the patients changing needs within own knowledge and scope, liaising with, or referring to, other PT specialists or external partners to support patient or family needs as appropriate, or for end-of-life care at home, or in the In-Patient Unit.
- 1.10 To take on, where appropriate, responsibilities for a specific clinical area, proactively seeking to improve knowledge and practice in the specified area and disseminating best practice.
- 1.11 To work with nursing colleagues to assess their clinical competencies as appropriate, providing training and support.
- 1.12 To attend and contribute to clinical multidisciplinary meetings.

- Professional





- 2.1 To always contribute to team cohesion through ongoing supportive relationships and consideration of colleagues.
- 2.2 To make autonomous decisions whilst acting in the patients best interests and recognise own limitations.
- 2.3 To work in accordance with NMC Code of Practice.
- 2.4 To support nursing colleagues with their revalidation as appropriate, and with reflective discussions, as a delegated responsibility by the service manager.
- 2.5 To be mindful of own professional behaviours, conduct and practice when working as part of a multidisciplinary team or when giving talks representing PT.
- 2.6 To ensure patient records are properly maintained in accordance with NMC guidelines and PT policies.
- 2.7 To develop an area of expertise and act as a resource for the multi-skilled PT team.
- 2.8 To maintain appropriate professional links with other health and social care agencies.
- 2.9 To identify, and work to mitigate risks, and report accidents or incidents in a timely way, ensuring appropriate action and the optimum safety and wellbeing of patients, their families and colleagues.
- 2.10 To understand and adhere to the PT Medicine Management Policy in relation to the correct handling, usage, and administration of all medicines.
- 2.11 To provide integrated clinical support to the relevant clinical teams within PT and to external health care colleagues.

- Leadership and Management

- 3.1 Provide Leadership by example.
- 3.2 Lead a team and to take responsibility for being the nurse in charge on a shift as required.
- 3.3 Support the professional development of colleagues and champion areas of practice to support high q

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