Job Description

To lead and monitor the quality, performance and standards of care within the departments and nursing team. To ensure the implementation of the clinical governance agenda. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining and reviewing standards of care on a regular basis, implementing changes to improve the service and ensuring systems are in place to manage all risk and to regulate professional practice. Carry out appraisals for bands 5, 4 and 2.



To work with practice development lead and senior OPD team in facilitating the review and updating of SOP's policies, risk assessments and guidelines. Support students. Where issues of clinical competence and capability are identified, work with the Practice Development Lead and department manager to develop an action plan to support and overcome these. To lead, in conjunction with the senior sister, matron and practice development lead, the outpatient departmental meeting and educational half days, keeping up to date with the wider NHS and nursing agenda and initiative Pro-actively respond to complaints, follow these through and cascade information and learning to the wider team.



To lead on projects as appropriate. To work with in conjunction with the Senior and multi-disciplinary teams ensuring excellent and effective communication is maintained. To liaise with Matron and Senior Sister with regard to untoward incidents, complaints and staffing concerns, reporting these via the RL system. To actively lead and embed local and national initiatives, models of working and service development into practice.



To work with Practice Development Lead and Senior OPD team in facilitating the review and updating of SOPs, policies and guidelines. To assist the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in: The recruitment and selection of nursing staff. The Induction of bank/agency and new staff to the clinical area. To ensure compliance with all FH and OPD policies and guidelines, e.g.



(but not limited to) consent, chaperoning, WHO checklist, COSHH, Information Governance.