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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and working relationships
•    Develops and maintains effective communication links with immediate team, AHP, other departments within the Trust and the community
•    Promote and maintain positive and effective links of communication with patients, their carers and visitors to the trust.
•    Actively participate and deliver education (to groups, individuals etc) when requested.
•    Contribute constructive opinions and encourage others to contribute constructive opinions, in relation to issues relating to service or staff working conditions. Ensuring an appropriate response is sought and action taken where indicated.

Planning and organisation
•    Co-ordinate shifts and allocate resource.
•    Prioritise workload, balancing elective lists with urgent referrals.

Responsibility and accountability
•    Undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff within own management responsibility.
•    Ensure safe and appropriate practice in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.
•    Make medical decisions, within scope of competence, in the absence of a doctor in relation to the patient’s physical and psychological status and act accordingly.
•    Provide guidance to junior medical staff on vascular access related issues with the support of service lead.

Policy and service development
•    No direct responsibility can assist service lead if desired.

Responsibility for finance, equipment and other resources 
•    No direct budget responsibility, but to maintain an awareness of the efficient and effective use of resources and to develop an awareness of financial strategies and frameworks.

Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management
•    Act as an appropriate and effective role model at all times
•    Act as an effective mentor, enabling and supporting staff in performing this role 
•    Act as a resource, supporting and motivating staff members
•    Be aware of, support and participate in local and Trust initiatives and change processes.
•    Manage staff sickness, performance and rotas with the help of service lead.

Information technology and administrative duties
•    Maintain high standards of documentation and electronic records.
•    Maintain and manage off duty.