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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communications and Relationships

·         You will display excellent communication skills to deliver complex and sensitive information, lifestyle and post procedure care to service users.

·         You will be a team player, reliable, have excellent interpersonal skills, be caring, considerate and respectful to all service users and colleagues. 

·         You will be essential in the building and maintenance of effective relationships between all areas within the Integrated Cardiology Unit, ensuring a cohesive team approach for our service users and colleagues.

·         You will encourage an inclusive, open and supportive environment for our staff to learn and thrive.

·         To agree the arrangements for communication with the patient/family/carer, and to document these in accordance with Trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality.

·         To ensure that essential information on the patients’ condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately according to NMC guidelines.

·         Acively participate in ward and professional group meetings.

·         Challenge behaviours and practices consistently and at the time of observation, leading this in a respectful and professional manner.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills

·         To undertake data collection effectively using the agreed system.

·         To utilise the appropriate judgemental skills when assessing and advising patients and relatives in crisis situations.

·         Complete audits and checklists as required.

Administrative Responsibilities

·         To be responsible for the implementation and for the ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the planned care and ensure that accurate and meaningful nursing records are maintained.

·         To be responsible for daily administrative requirements that arise during a shift.

Policy and Service Development

·         You will contrubute to the development of services within the Integrated Cardiology Unit through quality improvement stratergies.

·         You will complete audits and utilise clinical audit research, supervision, practice and teaching as well as monitoring and improving standards of care.

·         You will contribute to the development and completion of nursing competencies.

·         You will contribute to the ongoing update of nursing care plans, patient information and evidence based policy.

Financial Responsibility

·         To ensure optimum, efficient and effective use of human and departmental resources.

·         To report breakdowns or malfunctions of equipment immediately and complete the relevant documents to minimise disruption to the service.

·         To monitor, control, order and store supplies/material resources according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment, considering any changes in the needs of the department.

·         To identify any problems with the use or availability of resources and make recommendations for corrective actions which are consistent with organisational policies and department objectives.

·         To ensure patient’s valuables and belongings are managed according to Trust policy.

·         To mainatin appropriate, accurate and up to date records of resource use.

·         To assist in the control and use of medications and procedure equipment by monitoring and maintaining stock levels.

Planning and Organisational Skills

·         To prioritise care requirements for identified patients.

·         To assist in the management and organisation of workload, adjusting plans/rotas to cover emergencies.

·         To organise and monitor the work and performance of junior colleagues providing constructive feedback, advice and ongoing support.

·         To monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people.

Leadership and Management

·         Support the Ward Manager with nursing rotas, allocation, supervision and coordination of clinically based teams.

·         To lead the ward shift in the coordination of the patient list, allocation, breaks, work load and resources.

·         To confidently lead any clinical emergencies that may arrise, escalting issues timely and appropriately and feeding back to the team.

·         To lead a nursing team providing timely appraisals and welcome back heath reviews, ensuring that development plans are consistant with their team objectives and action plans are followed through.

·         To communicate clearly with your nursing team members, providing them with the opportunities to contribute to the planning and organisation of work.

·         To identify, report and address poor performance issues.

·         To diffuse challenging behaviour, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way.

·         To contribute to the recruitment and selection process.

·         To actively contribute to the identification of future workforce planning/training/competency requirements.