Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade

Be accountable and responsible for the full assessment of care needs and outcomes for patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. This will be as an individual and as part of the multi-professional team. This will include decisions to admit or discharge.Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service toward teams and individual clinicians, particularly in assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.Undertake risk assessments for service users and be responsible for communicating information about the risk to all relevant services and agencies. To work inpartnership with the user, carer and these agencies and have an understanding and awareness of the differences in their values and cultures as well as priorities and objectives and how those differences can affect partnership strategies.Participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a patient first approach. Job description Job responsibilities Be accountable and responsible for the full assessment of care needs and outcomes for patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. This will be as an individual and as part of the multi-professional team. This will include decisions to admit or discharge.Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service toward teams and individual clinicians, particularly in assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.Undertake risk assessments for service users and be responsible for communicating information about the risk to all relevant services and agencies. To work inpartnership with the user, carer and these agencies and have an understanding and awareness of the differences in their values and cultures as well as priorities and objectives and how those differences can affect partnership strategies.Participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a patient first approach.