BAND 5 DISTRICT NURSE

Job Description:

• Understand and adhere to the principles contained within the ward philosophy.
• Show awareness and work towards meeting the agreed aims and objectives of the ward.
• Put into practice the theory and principles of the agreed nursing model.
• Manage total care of a group of patients within sphere of competence.
• Supervise the practice of newly qualified and unqualified staff.
• Ensure communication given to and received from other members of the multi-disciplinary team is effective.
• Ensure positive outcomes by putting into everyday working practice the structure and process to meet agreed standards for nursing care.
• Be conversant with and adhere to Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct.
• Comply with the locally agreed framework for scope of professional practice.
• Undertake nursing procedures in accordance with the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures.