sister/charge nurse in Ambulatory Emergency Care

Job overview

• To anticipate the care needs of patients and actively manage the patient’s journey through the unit, including advanced life support and assessment.
• To support, and work with the Ward Manager to provide effective unit management. Specifically this will include: staff management, stocks and  patients care delivery
• To pro-actively participate in the planning, assessing, implementation and evaluation of patient care as part of the multi-disciplinary team from admission to discharge.
• To deliver care in accordance with the NMC Code of Practice/Scope of Professional Practice and the Trust’s and AEC policies and protocols.
• To act as an advocate for the patient and family at all times.
• To ensure the safety of patients in accordance with local and national safeguarding procedures.
• To participate in auditing effectiveness and incorporate finding into practice.
• Be aware of own limitations and able to escalate issues appropriately.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

• To be competent in nursing skills for in acute medicine, including advanced life support and other forms of advanced care.
• Develop further an area of clinical expertise like critical care.
• Always endeavour to provide the highest standard of care possible.
• Ensure clinical practice is evidence based and up to date.
• Ensure the patient and their families receive a high standard of care in accordance with the Trusts patient experience strategy.
• Lead on implementation and change of practice where necessary.
• To give advice and clinical support to other areas within unit and medical day unit as required.
• Be involved in effective multi-disciplinary team working.
• Ensure patient’s privacy and dignity, and individual needs are met.
• Be an expert in the designated basic clinical skills set and teach/inform/coach others as appropriate encouraging a positive learning environment.
• Be proactively involved in the development of competency standards, protocols, pgd’s, guidelines and unified records.
• Actively seek out opportunities to improve skills and increase knowledge.
• Keep up to date with clinical developments within acute medicine.
• Be able to work autonomously.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To anticipate the care needs of patients and actively manage the patient’s journey through the unit, including advanced life support and assessment.
• To support, and work with the Ward Manager to provide effective unit management. Specifically this will include: staff management, stocks and  patients care delivery
• To pro-actively participate in the planning, assessing, implementation and evaluation of patient care as part of the multi-disciplinary team from admission to discharge.
• To deliver care in accordance with the NMC Code of Practice/Scope of Professional Practice and the Trust’s and AEC policies and protocols.
• To act as an advocate for the patient and family at all times.
• To ensure the safety of patients in accordance with local and national safeguarding procedures.
• To participate in auditing effectiveness and incorporate finding into practice.
• Be aware of own limitations and able to escalate issues appropriately.