Night Nurse

AIMS OF THE POST:

- To assess care needs, develop programmes of care, implement and evaluate these using a selected model of nursing.

- Carry out all relevant forms of care with/without supervision as necessary.

- Take charge of the Nursing Home in the absence of person who has continuing responsibility.

- Provide a leadership and supervise staff to maximum potential.

- To provide cover to 24 hour care.

Clinical / Practitioner

- Develop and monitor systems of individualised care planning and appropriate documentation.

- Ensure consultation and involvement of patients/residents, relatives and carers in stages of this where necessary.

- Assist in the development of effective links with other discipline/agencies.

- Contribute with all aspects related to a multi-disciplinary team approach.

- Initiate, organise and participate in social activities where necessary and appropriate.

- Liaise with medical staff representing nursing team or allocated patient/resident groups in case conferences.

- Adhere to the procedure of administration of prescribed medicines/treatments, their storage and supply.

- Make positive, efforts to maintain awareness of clinical developments and research based practice - seeking out new knowledge of nursing and health issues.

- Maintain a working environment conducive to job satisfaction, nurse education and good morale.

- Promote and encourage ideas of innovation/initiate in delivery of care.

- Supervise, demonstrate, instruct care assistants in their delivery of care, professional conduct and environmental awareness, maintaining in-service training.

- Recognise situations that may be detrimental to health and safety of individuals reporting concerns promptly where necessary to senior staff.

- Contribute to, and provide flexibility of duty patterns to maintain 24 hour cover.

Managerial

- To take charge of the Home in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.

- Provide effective deployment of available resources. Provide information through nursing documentation and reports to aid assessment of individuals care.

- Supervision and introduction of agreed clinical and administrative procedures.

- Review patterns of work in consultation with the Senior Clinical Nurse/Home Manager.

- Prompt reporting of serious accidents/incidents or abnormal occurrences to senior staff.

- Awareness and participation (when necessary) of stock control/ordering systems.

- To train staff in aspects of Fire, Health & Safety etc. and ensure their adherence to these regulations at all times.