Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times
• To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carer’s and the multi- disciplinary team
• To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families
• To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based
practice guidelines
• To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves
• To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance
with NMC and legal requirements
• To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department
• To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model
for nurses and other staff
• To act in a professional manner at all times.

Person specification

Experience
Essential criteria

• NMC Registered
• Acute Experience