Registered Nurse – Labour & Delivery Room (LDR)

• Put the health, wellbeing and safety of patients first when assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their needs • Work collaboratively with other team members and uphold NMC Nursing Strategy to provide safe and outstanding care • Always speak up if safety is a concern and treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion • Recognize and work within the limits of own competence and take responsibility for own actions • Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receive the safest, most effective care • Perform additional duties when required • Ensure relevant training and competency to deliver care safely and maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements • Follow clinical pathways set out by NMC Elsevier platform and comply with NMC Competency Framework • Support and supervise pre-registration and new nurses and Health Care Workers when required • Participate in teaching, mentorship, preceptorship programmes and clinical supervision • Participate in Performance Improvement Plans and share knowledge and skills with others • Ensure competency before using any medical device • Involve patients in their healthcare and recovery through education and awareness • Maintain awareness of and comply with NMC Policies and Procedures and participate in DoH/DHA/MoH/NMC Quality Improvement activities • Report and notify untoward/serious and near miss incidents through line manager and incident reporting system • Cooperate with investigations and audits and promote customer service based on patient satisfaction results • Uphold reputation of nursing profession and act as a positive role model • Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under indirect supervision of senior nursing staff • Refuse tasks for which not trained or competent and seek expert help when required • Delegate tasks only to trained, skilled and competent team members • Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines and contribute to professional development of colleagues • Ensure revalidation is managed in a timely manner and maintain patient confidentiality • Seek timely expert advice or senior nursing support when a patient's condition fails to respond • Manage deteriorating patients using EWS 2 escalation process and emergency algorithm • Promote equality and diversity in service delivery and employment practices • Follow Infection Prevention and Control policy including hand hygiene and environmental care • Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and public, and provide emotional support to patients and families • Assess and identify patient needs and implement and monitor medical plan and treatment • Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data • Determine nursing diagnoses and define predicted outcomes of planned care • Create and evaluate patient care plans with medical team • Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities • Maintain and update technical and clinical nursing skills • Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment • Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory exams • Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) • Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment • Administer medications and monitor for side effects and reactions • Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor for reactions • Provide wound care management • Assist in invasive and non-invasive medical procedures as needed • Facilitate safe patient admission and discharge processes • Willingness to learn new clinical skills • Ability to support and supervise pre-registration and new nurses and Health Care Workers • Experience or willingness to participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship programmes • Ability to participate in clinical supervision and performance improvement activities • Skilled, trained and competent in use of medical devices before use • Good communication and teamwork skills • Ability to act as a patient advocate and uphold professional nursing values • Familiarity with regulatory standards (DoH/DHA/MoH/NMC) and quality improvement processes • Ability to manage deteriorating patients and follow escalation protocols • Commitment to infection prevention and control practices • Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and professional conduct