Team Leader Nurse

To lead and work within the practice nursing team, ensuring a high quality of nursing service is provided to internal and external customers of the Hospital.

Provide leadership, guidance and support for centre staff members.

Supervise care staff on a day to day basis and through formal supervision

Helps the in-charge to carry out administration responsibilities

Promoting a work environment conducive to harmonious work relationships and high staff morale Holding regular nursing staff meetings (not less than two monthly) to promote communication and information sharing

Acting as a nurse role model in all activities within the centre and as a representative of the centre

Introducing change in a planned and sensitive manner

Ensure care is provided to patients in accordance with the appropriate professional and organizational standards.

Understanding, promoting and helping to update practice manuals relating to nursing and clinical services

Ensuring that all registered nurses know and understand the procedures for documenting health records

Ensuring that the appropriate health assessments are conducted in accordance with the professional and company standards

Ensuring that all patient contacts are documented, and treatment plans implemented and evaluated in a timely manner consistent with evidence-based practice

Reviewing health assessment procedures and ongoing care documentation and evaluation activities to ensure consistency with practice manuals

Delegating your clinical coordination role to another registered nurse in your absence

Acting as an advocate for patients

Understanding, promoting and meeting the cultural, spiritual and health needs of patients

Provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff

Manage induction and orientation of new staff

Maximize the education and development of staff and self

Manage all treatment and care related resources in an effective an cost efficient manner

Promote, monitor and participate in all quality improvement activities by:

Fostering a quality focused environment for staff and patients

Ensuring all care related quality monitoring audits and satisfaction surveys are completed and

recorded according to the company audit schedule

Developing, implementing and documenting appropriate corrective action in areas that are

not fully compliant with professional or company standards

Identifying real or potential quality problems and possible solutions

Participating in practice accreditation activities

Constructively responding to complaints that involve the nursing service

To participate in the appraisal scheme in accordance with Hospital policy