NATIONAL PROFILES FOR NURSING SERVICES
CONTENTS
Profile Title
Clinical Support Worker Nursing (Hospital) Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Nursing (Mental Health) Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Nursing (Hospital) Nursery Nurse (Neonatal Unit) Nurse Associate Practitioner Acute Nurse Nurse (Mental Health) Nurse Specialist Nurse Team Leader Nurse Advanced Nurse Team Manager Modern Matron Nurse Consultant Nurse/Midwife Consultant Higher Level*
AfC Banding
Page
2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8A 8A - 8C 8c – 8d-9
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
*New in November 2006
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Profile Label: Job Statement:
Factor
1. Communication & Relationship Skills
2. Knowledge, Training & Experience
3. Analytical & Judgemental Skills
4. Planning & Organisational Skills 5. Physical Skills
6. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care 7. Responsibility for Policy/Service Development 8. Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources 9. Responsibility for Human Resources
10. Responsibility for Information Resources 11. Responsibility for Research & Development 12. Freedom to Act 13. Physical Effort 14. Mental Effort 15. Emotional Effort
16. Working Conditions JE Score/Band
Nurse Associate Practitioner Acute 1. Implements care for patients in acute settings; observes patient condition, records clinical observations and reports to qualified nurse; contributes to assessment of care needs 2. Carries out nursing procedures e.g. re-catheterisation, re-dressing wounds, blood sugar levels, takes blood samples, administers injections 3. May supervise clinical support workers in same area; may assist in assessment and attainment of learning and developmental needs of clinical support workers. Relevant Job Information
Communicate complex or sensitive information, barriers to understanding Communicates condition related information to patients & relatives: provides empathy, reassurance Range of procedures and practices, majority non-routine, theoretical knowledge to diploma level equivalent Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices; acquired through NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses, experience Facts or situations, some requiring analysis/ facts or situations requiring analysis, comparison of range of options Skills for deciding e.g. how best to implement care programme/ assessment of patient condition Straightforward activities, some going Organises, prioritises and adjusts own workload in relation to patient care Highly developed physical skills, accuracy important, manipulation of fine tools Dexterity, co-ordination for taking blood samples Implement programmes of care Implements nursing care programmes in acute settings, may contribute to modification of care plan Follow policies, may comment on proposals for change May comment on proposed changes to policies Personal duty of care in relation to resources/ handle cash, valuables; maintain stock control Safe use of clinical and other equipment/ handles patient valuables; orders supplies, equipment Demonstrate own duties/ day to day supervision; workplace assessments May demonstrate own duties to less experienced staff/ supervises less experienced staff; undertakes NVQ assessments Record personally generated information Updates patient records
JE level
4(a)
4
2-3
2 3(b)
4(a)
1
1-2(c)
12(a)(c)
1
Occasionally undertakes R&D, clinical trials May participate in R&D, clinical trials
1
Standard operating procedures, someone available for reference Follows procedures and treatment plans, qualified staff available for advice Occasional/frequent moderate for several short periods Moving patients, lifting equipment, moving oxygen cylinders Frequent concentration, predictable pattern Concentration on patient treatment, care, observations Occasional, frequent exposure to distressing/highly distressing circumstances Care of acute patients, relatives / care of critically, terminally ill Frequent highly unpleasant conditions Body fluids, wounds JE Score 278 - 323
2
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2(a)/ 3(c) 2(a) 2-4 (b)
4(b) Band 4
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Profile Label: Job Statement:
Factor 1. Communication & Relationship Skills
2. Knowledge, Training & Experience
3. Analytical & Judgemental Skills 4. Planning & Organisational Skills
5. Physical Skills
6. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
7. Responsibility for Policy/Service Development 8. Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources 9. Responsibility for Human Resources
10. Responsibility for Information Resources 11. Responsibility for Research & Development 12. Freedom to Act 13. Physical Effort
14. Mental Effort
15. Emotional Effort
16. Working Conditions
JE Score/Band
Modern Matron 1. Manages and provides leadership for ward managers and specialist nurses/midwives and other staff 2. Ensures patient/client/carer involvement in development of services and standards of cleanliness 3. Provides specialist education and training to other staff 4. Maintains compliance with, and develops, policies, procedures and guidelines. Relevant Job Information JE Level Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, 5(a) agreement or co-operation required; present complex, sensitive or (b) contentious information to large groups Communicates service-related information to senior managers, staff, patients, carers, external agencies: requires negotiating, persuasive, motivational, reassurance skills; gives formal presentations Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and 7 experience Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to master’s level equivalent Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of 4 a range of options Skills for analysis of `service, patient /client, organisational, staffing issues Plan and organise broad range of complex activities, formulates, adjusts 4 plans or strategies Planning of strategies which impact across the service, business planning. Strategies for infection control Physical skills obtained through practice/ developed physical skills, 2-3(a) manipulation of people, narrow margins for error; highly developed physical (b) skills, accuracy important; manipulation of fine tools or materials Driving, keyboard skills/ skills needing accuracy and/ or speed required for relevant professional practice Provide highly specialised advice concerning care; accountable for delivery 6(c) (d) of subdivision of service Delivers highly specialised advice on care and training; accountable for service delivery Responsible for policy implementation & development of a service 4 Develops and implements policies; may be involved in development of trust policies Authorised signatory for financial payments; responsible for the purchase of 3(a) (b) (c) some physical assets; monitors budgets Signs off expenses; orders office supplies; oversees management of budget e.g. for domestic services Line manager for a single function or department; teach, devise training and development programmes, major job responsibility Manages staff, including recruitment, development, performance; devises training packages and teaches other groups of staff. Record personally generated information Updates records
4(a) (b)
Undertakes surveys or audits, as necessary to own work Undertakes audits of complaints, clinical incidents; trials of equipment General policies, need to establish interpretation Responsible for establishing how policies should be interpreted Combination of sitting, standing, walking/ frequent light effort for short periods; occasional moderate effort for several short periods Light physical effort/ effort required for clinical duties
1
Frequent concentration, work pattern un predictable Concentration for writing reports, meetings, patient/client assessment, interruptions to deal with service issues Occasional distressing/highly distressing or emotional circumstances Deals with staff problems, patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news/unexpected deaths Occasional /frequent unpleasant; occasional highly unpleasant exposure to unpleasant conditions Conditions related to clinical duties JE Score 551-579
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1
5 1-2 (b)(d)
3(a)
2-3(b)
2(a)-3(a) (b)
Band 8a
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Profile Label: Job Statement:
Nurse / Midwife Consultant Higher Level 1. Provides expert professional advice to patients/clients, carers and staff 2. Responsible for service development/redesign in own area of expertise 3. Undertakes clinical audit, research in a specialist field 4. Provides education and training to other staff, students: may develop or contribute to development of specialist training, education programmes in own field 5. Ensures the maintenance of clinical excellence
Factor
Relevant Job Information
1. Communication & Relationship Skills
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; barriers to understanding/present complex information to large groups Communicates very sensitive, complex condition related information to patients, relatives, empathy, reassurance required; highly complex service information at board level; presents specialist information to large groups of staff Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses, to doctorate level or equivalent Highly complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options. Reconciles inter and intra professional differences of opinion, judgements on complex clinical issues Plan and organise broad range of complex activities, requiring formulation, adjustment of plans, strategies/ formulate long-term strategic plans, involving uncertainly, impact across the whole organisation Responsible for service development, education, training in specialist field/ strategic planning for specialist service for region, impacting on external agencies Highly developed physical skills, accuracy important, manipulation of fine tools, materials/ highly developed skills, high degree of precision Dexterity and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures/ undertakes suturing, endoscopies Develop highly specialised programmes of care, care packages; provide highly specialised advice concerning care; accountable for direct delivery of sub-division of clinical care Develops & implements of specialist care packages; provide clinical advice in specialist area; accountable for specialist area of nursing/midwifery Responsible for policy implementation, development for a service Develops and implements policies for specialist service
2. Knowledge, Training & Experience 3. Analytical & Judgemental Skills 4. Planning & Organisational Skills
5. Physical Skills
6. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
7. Responsibility for Policy/Service Development 8. Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources 9. Responsibility for Human Resources 10. Responsibility for Information Resources 11. Responsibility for Research & Development 12. Freedom to Act
13. Physical Effort 14. Mental Effort 15. Emotional Effort
16. Working Conditions
JE Level 5 (a) / 5 (b)
JE Score 45
8
240
5
60
4-5
42-60
3 (b) - 4
27-42
6 (a) (c) (d)
39
4
32
Safe use of equipment other than equipment used personally; authorised signatory, small payments/ authorised signatory; holds delegated budget Responsible for ensuring the safe use of specialist equipment and advising budget holders on best value purchasing; authorised signatory / delegated budget holder for e.g. training Teach, deliver core training, range of subjects/ teach, devise training and development programmes, major job responsibility Provides specialist training & education/ develops education programmes Record personally generated information Maintains patient/client records, records research results
2(b)(d)/ 3(a)(d)
12-21
3 (c) – 4 (b)
21-32
1
4
R&D activities as major job requirement/ co-ordinate, implement R & D activity as job requirement/ initiate, develop R & D activities Conducts research in specialist area/member of audit, research steering group developing trust wide research General policies, need to establish interpretation Responsible for establishing how policies should be interpreted for specialist area Occasional moderate effort for several short periods Moves, manoeuvres patients Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient/client care; interruptions for urgent patient/client, staff needs Frequent distressing or emotional circumstances; occasional/ frequent highly distressing or emotional circumstances Works with critically and/or terminally ill patients/clients/ imparts unwelcome news to staff, patients/clients Occasional/frequent exposure to highly unpleasant conditions Body fluids, faeces, vomit, smells and foul linen
3/4/5
21-3245
5
45
2 (d)
7
3 (a)
12
3 (a) (b) / 4
18-25
3 (b)4(b) Band 8c-9
12-18
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