Advanced Respiratory Practitioner - Litherland, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Litherland, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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7. To employ well-established communication skills to relay sensitive or contentious information to staff, Service Users or their carers. 8.

To use well-established verbal and non-verbal communication skills to interact with staff, Service Users or their families where there may be barriers to understanding due to high levels of emotion or resistance.9.

To provide verbal or written reports as requested by other departments or the Care Manager on a variety of issues, e.g.

performance exception reports, complaints, incidents or investigations. 10. To maintain a high level of expertise in your area of work i.e.

Policies and Procedures, clinical practice and staff management, in order to ensure delivery of high standards of practice in all areas.11.

To carry out regular audits that will identify areas of good practice, based on sound research findings. Assist the Care Manager in the implementation of change. 12.

To ensure that clinical and non-clinical risk is identified and dealt with appropriately. To report any risk that cannot be managed at an acceptable level without external support. 13. To assist the Care Manager in effectively managing the factors which have an impact on service delivery, e.g.

finances, resources, Service User dependency and staff sickness/absence levels. 14. To manage sickness/absence by following agreed policies and ensure that appropriate actions are taken at all stages.15. To identify to the Care Manager areas for Service development in your area of responsibility.

To ensure high standards of service delivery within the Community setting. 17. To ensure that Service Governance is an integral part of the business within the Community Respiratory Team, ensure that all Staff are aware of the Service Governance agenda, and how to influence it.
To participate in local implementation of Trust Policy and ensure it is adhered to within the Community Respiratory Team. Report to your Line Manager any policy which causes problems in its delivery 19. To provide feedback, as requested on Trust Policies, to ensure that the views of the team are represented.
To ensure that all staff are working within the framework of Effective Care Coordination, including assessment, care planning, review and audit. 21. To ensure the effective coordination of interviews for posts and appointment of new staff.
To liaise with the Human Resources and Care Manager re any disciplinary or grievance issues arising with staff within the Community Respiratory Team and to take responsibility for resolving disciplinary and grievance issues, in line with the scheme of delegation. 23. To co-ordinate annual Personal Development Plans that incorporates staff training and development needs.
To provide verbal and written feedback to appropriate individuals following formal meetings, e.g. sickness and absence or performance issues. 25.

To exercise judgement in the interpretation of policies and procedures influencing your role, seeking advice and assistance as appropriate. To contribute to the development of directorate protocols. 26. To take responsibility for carrying out investigations, as directed, into incidents or complaints received by the Trust.

Ensure that the investigation is completed within stated timescales and that conclusions / recommendations are recorded in a clear, objective and unambiguous way.

27. To contribute to the directorate business plan and ensure it is cascaded to all staff. Ensure that staff have every opportunity to influence the process.

To assist the Care Manager in managing the budgets, including any devolved budget from Social Care. To manage the resources which may impact on this. Report issues which may have an impact on budgets.
To ensure all new staff receive induction, participating as necessary. To ensure this is recorded on personal files