Acute Response Team Specialist Nurse

• The post holder will ensure safe and effective patient care
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to deteriorating patients referred by the ward teams and NEWS2 escalation
• Work closely with the medical, surgical and critical care consultants and resident doctors, attending medical handovers
• Provide expert clinical advice and guidance to ward staff in the support of patients 24/7
• To provide informal and formal education to all staff regarding recognition and care of deteriorating patients and acutely ill patients
• Manage and support the Nursing Associates allocate tasks via the Trusts Task Management system to coordinate the delivery of care in Out of Hours period
• Establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary teams
• To liaise and work closely with medical and nursing staff within Critical Care
• Work in partnership with ward managers to ensure that prescribed standards of patient care are met
• To support the Clinical lead with Quality Improvement projects across the trust, taking the lead when required
• To provide relevant and clear information, education and advice for patients, carer's and family at all times

• Attend, structure and lead all medical handovers alongside the registrar/consultant
• Initiate, lead and coordinate management of patients identified as clinically at risk, referring to appropriate colleagues when necessary.
• Ensure timely and appropriate care is delivered by the relevant health care professionals.
• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care.
• Co-ordinate clinical emergencies i.e. cardiac arrest.
• Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on clinical, operational and professional issues.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise by role modelling patient centred practice.
• Ensures that staff adhere to the systems and processes in place to support the provision of patient centred care to agreed standards.
• Ensures adherence to the CHFT and NMC guidelines for the safe handling, administration, storage and custody of medicinal products
• Ensures good communication between staff and relatives is maintained to assist in their understanding of care, treatment and progress of the patient is and implemented and adhered to.
• Maintains own personal and professional development in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and within the Scope of Professional Practice.
• Participates effectively in the multi-professional team providing an expert nursing perspective.
• Contribute to the audit process in line with the National Outreach Forum Standards and utilise results in practice.
• Ensures staff are aware of and work in line with Trust policies.
• Support patient care using technology relating to task management, observations and handover.

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understands complex clinical and technical problems and exercises specialist clinical judgement when assessing and interpreting specialist and acute patient conditions
• Has self-confidence and uses this to lead, involve and challenge others as appropriate
• Displays a strong motivation and commitment to success

Essential

• Extensive & recent experience in acute/critical care setting
• Advanced acute clinical knowledge
• Ability to coordinate workload and prioritise workload
• Possess excellent communication skills and able to work within MDT

Essential

• Independent Prescribing or to complete this in within 2 yrs.
• First level registration & current NMC registration
• PG- Certification in acute care/Critical care course or willingness to do this within 2 years
• National outreach forum competencies to enhanced level. Or working towards
• ALS certificate (or willingness to immediately undertake)
• IRMER (Ionising Radiation), willingness to undertake to enable x-ray requesting
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory training
• Competent in cannulation & phlebotomy or willingness to undertake in 3 months including ultrasound guided cannulation
• Competent in male/female catheterisation or willingness to undertake in 3 months
• Competent in arterial blood gas sampling or willingness to undertake in 3 months
• Verification of Death or willingness to undertake in 3 months
• CVAD trained competent or willingness to undertake within 3 months
• Competent in spirometry or willingness to undertake within 3 months
• Evidence of post registration study and development in acute or critical care or working towards

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing post registration qualification
• Master's Level Qualification / working towards. Or equivalent highly specialised experience & Knowledge
• Competent in the use of nerve centre