Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

Professional responsibilities

• To maintain and develop own and the teams clinical skills, knowledge and professional practice via a local training template in line with professional, NICE, SCIE (social care institute for excellence) and KSF guidelines and service need, ensuring the maintenance of effective evidence based practice.

To support and contribute towards the organisation’s clinical governance systems, supporting quality standards and work towards the continuous improvement in clinical and service quality.

The posts available for this are -

1 X  Friar Ward

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

• To act as a clinically focused Senior Staff Nurse within Inpatient Wards providing support/advice; linking with Matrons and community specialist nurses and pathways.

To act in a consultative role for junior staff, supporting the upskilling of staff knowledge and skills

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be conversant with and practice within the realms of the 1983 Mental Health
• To engage in clinical supervision both as a provider and receiver
• To be responsible for supporting the maintenance of clinical standards regarding assessment of care needs.
• Work with the ward managers to ensure equitable use of all resources to support an effective service.

To support the instigation and continuation of CQC standards, infection control standards, National patient safety standards.