Sister or Charge Nurse

Recording the patient’s response to nursing care planned and implemented     Evaluating the effect of the nursing care planned delivery.     Reporting any untoward incidents and investigating the cause          To provide a safe environment for the neonate to facilitate optimal neonatal outcomes     Assisting the senior staff to enable effective patient care by the other qualified members of  the ward team      Regularly taking charge of the unit.      Participate in the orientation programmes for the newly qualified nurses, nursery nurses and health care assistants     Participate in the development of the newly qualified nurses, nursery nurses and health care assistants     Assisting in the overall ward management and the determination of the nursing priorities.     To be able to develop and foster a team working atmosphere.     Participating in the clinical education of student nurses      Using personal teaching and assessing skills and act as clinical supervisor.     Demonstrating to and supervising student nurses nursing techniques.      Identifying teaching/learning opportunities and planning clinical teaching for nursing staff and student nurses.      Identifying relevant research findings to support clinical practice.     Organising and participating planned teaching programmes for the ward in conjunction with the senior staff.     Being an assessor of student/nurses/midwives/ENB 405 students.     Using counselling skills to benefit of staff, parents, relatives/carers.     Participate in clinical governance cycle and Trust risk management procedures.     Ensuring the effective and efficient supply and use of support services and resources      Maintaining and rotating supplies at the agreed stock levels.       Participating in the development and testing of new equipment, materials and procedures for patient care.     Maintaining the safe custody and use of drugs.     Reporting equipment and furnishings which need repair or replacement.     Reporting any risks to health and safety to the Clinical Manager.     Reporting any deficiencies in the support services to the Clinical Manager.     Contacting as appropriate, other nurses, midwives and health care disciplines and providing written reports on request.     Preparing written summaries of nursing care and liaising with the Primary Health Care Team on discharge/transfer home.     To observe the confidentiality of patients information at all times in accordance with the Data Protection Act.      To participate in multidisciplinary audit.   Job description Job responsibilities     Recording the patient’s response to nursing care planned and implemented     Evaluating the effect of the nursing care planned delivery.     Reporting any untoward incidents and investigating the cause          To provide a safe environment for the neonate to facilitate optimal neonatal outcomes     Assisting the senior staff to enable effective patient care by the other qualified members of  the ward team      Regularly taking charge of the unit.      Participate in the orientation programmes for the newly qualified nurses, nursery nurses and health care assistants     Participate in the development of the newly qualified nurses, nursery nurses and health care assistants     Assisting in the overall ward management and the determination of the nursing priorities.     To be able to develop and foster a team working atmosphere.     Participating in the clinical education of student nurses      Using personal teaching and assessing skills and act as clinical supervisor.     Demonstrating to and supervising student nurses nursing techniques.      Identifying teaching/learning opportunities and planning clinical teaching for nursing staff and student nurses.      Identifying relevant research findings to support clinical practice.     Organising and participating planned teaching programmes for the ward in conjunction with the senior staff.     Being an assessor of student/nurses/midwives/ENB 405 students.     Using counselling skills to benefit of staff, parents, relatives/carers.     Participate in clinical governance cycle and Trust risk management procedures.     Ensuring the effective and efficient supply and use of support services and resources      Maintaining and rotating supplies at the agreed stock levels.       Participating in the development and testing of new equipment, materials and procedures for patient care.     Maintaining the safe custody and use of drugs.     Reporting equipment and furnishings which need repair or replacement.     Reporting any risks to health and safety to the Clinical Manager.     Reporting any deficiencies in the support services to the Clinical Manager.     Contacting as appropriate, other nurses, midwives and health care disciplines and providing written reports on request.     Preparing written summaries of nursing care and liaising with the Primary Health Care Team on discharge/transfer home.     To observe the confidentiality of patients information at all times in accordance with the Data Protection Act.      To participate in multidisciplinary audit.