RGN

The Registered Nurse’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Ensure that service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
Undertake the care planning activities for service users to meet changing physical, psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity, personal choice and informed consent
Ensure care plans are developed in collaboration with service users, their families and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multidisciplinary team
Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements
Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported by the service


Working with others:

Develop effective working relationships with all employees within the service
Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users in the service


Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:

Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
Work within the NMC Code of Conduct
To provide leadership to the care and nursing functions of the service
To provide nursing care in accordance with current best practice, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans agreed from time-to-time


Personal and professional development:

Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management
Be registered with the NMC and work within the Code of Conduct
To comply with NMC requirements for revalidation every three years; this will require (among other measures) obtaining practice-based feedback, reflective discussions, written self-reflections on practice, and obtaining confirming evidence of continued adherence to the NMC codes of practice from a health care professional, normally the line manager