Common use of ROLE STATEMENT Clause in Contracts

ROLE STATEMENT. The Grade 1 or 2 Dietitian Clinical Skills • Demonstrate a client focus in the provision of care. • Assess client, plan and implement appropriate intervention at Grade one or two level with limited support, in the area of adult nutrition • Involve clients and carers’ in decision making regarding their care and negotiate agreed plans of action. • Provide specialist dietetics services and facilitates discharge planning for in- and out-patients • Integrates evidence based practice into clinical work • Provide a patient focus in the provision of services and care. • Utilize negotiation and conflict resolution skills. • Maintain knowledge of relevant community resources, information and referral processes, and utilise this knowledge in clinical practice. • Record appropriate information and outcomes (e.g. in medical histories) in an accurate and timely manner. • Provide written reports to relevant outside organisations as required. • Practice within relevant professional and ethical standards. • Possess an understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) • Maintain in the client’s histories, a written record of progress as required as set out in “Northern Health Allied Health Documentation Standards Policy”. Supervision/Professional Leadership • Represent discipline/allied health on working parties, committees and meetings as required • Act as a role model/mentor for others in the department • Participate in supervision in accordance with the Northern Health Allied Health supervision framework • Willing to participate in research projects • Actively participate in in-service training • To be responsible for education of undergraduate students, other undergraduate and hospital staff, and work experience students under the supervision and direction of the senior team members Maintenance of Equipment and Resources • Ensure equipment and resources are utilised and maintained according to departmental protocols • Be responsible for the prudent use of nutrition support products including oral nutrition supplements, enteral feeds and related products • Ensure resources including dietetics patient information sheets are developed, utlised and maintained according to departmental protocols • Compliance with mandatory training as per NH Policy is a requirement of this role. Failure to complete this training within required timeframes may result in a suspension of duties until training is completed. All employees: Quality, Safety, Risk and Continuous Improvement • Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for patient safety, quality & risk and contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives • Follow organisational safety, quality & risk policies and guidelines • Maintain a safe working environment for yourself, your colleagues and members of the public. • Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for patient safety, quality & risk as outlined in Northern Health Clinical Governance & Patient Experience - Trusted Care • Contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives. • Escalate concerns regarding safety, quality & risk to appropriate staff member, if unable to rectify yourself. • Promote and participate in the evaluation and continuous improvement processes. • Comply with principles of Patient Centred Care. • Comply with Northern Health mandatory continuing professional development requirements. • Comply with requirement of National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements. • All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.

ROLE STATEMENT. As a member of the Northern Health Nursing/Midwifery Education team, this important role will primarily assist in anticipating and responding to the clinical developmental needs of NH student and novice junior workforce nurses based in a new area of practice, working primarily for the COVID Workforce Initiative at all NH campuses. Clinically based, the position will liaise closely with the Nurse Unit Managers and other clinical educators to assist students and novice nurses to successfully provide safe and effective patient care across NH. This role involves aspects of performance review through formative and summative feedback and completion of appropriate appraisal processes as deemed by NH including performing assessments for mandatory and clinical skill development as required. This position is responsible for: The Grade 1 or 2 Dietitian key focus of this role is providing “at the bedside” support. The may include but is not limited to: • Supporting staff to make clinical decisions within their individual scope of practice within the COVID junior workforce and acute subacute areas of NH • Identifying immediate and ongoing learning and development needs of staff in consultation with NUMs, Clinical Skills Nurse Educators and other members of the team • Demonstrate a client focus Promoting evidence-based clinical practice, within existing policies and procedures, while supporting staff and students • Assisting and encouraging staff to achieve their mandatory training requirements • Encouraging and supporting clinical staff in the provision of caretheir ability to provide appropriate support and guidance for junior staff. • Assess clientAs directed and supported by the Clinical Nurse Educator, plan contributing to education/training programs and implement relevant assessments (such as formative and summative evaluation of program participants) • Providing timely feedback to novice staff members, both in a formal and informal context • Promoting participation in relevant internal and external education/training programs • Participating in performance management of relevant staff, as directed and supported by the Clinical Nurse Educator • Maintaining appropriate intervention at Grade one or two level with limited support, in documentation and data pertaining to the area of adult nutrition • Involve clients and carers’ in decision making regarding their care and negotiate agreed plans of actionnovice within the relevant clinical program area. • Provide specialist dietetics services direct clinical care as directed by the nursing workforce operations and facilitates discharge planning for in- and out-patients • Integrates evidence based practice into clinical work • Provide a patient focus in the provision of services and care. • Utilize negotiation and conflict resolution skills. • Maintain knowledge of relevant community resources, information and referral processes, and utilise this knowledge in clinical practice. • Record appropriate information and outcomes (e.g. in medical histories) in an accurate and timely manner. • Provide written reports to relevant outside organisations as required. • Practice within relevant professional and ethical standards. • Possess an understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) • Maintain in the client’s histories, a written record of progress as required as set out in “Northern Health Allied Health Documentation Standards Policy”. Supervision/Professional Leadership • Represent discipline/allied health on working parties, committees and meetings as required • Act as a role model/mentor for others in the department • Participate in supervision in accordance consultation with the Northern Health Allied Health supervision framework • Willing Director of Education The Clinical Support Nurse may also at times, with the support of the Clinical Nurse Educator, contribute to participate wider initiatives, such as recruiting graduate nurses or other program participants, or supporting and participating in research projects • Actively participate in in-service training • To be responsible for education of undergraduate students, other undergraduate and hospital staff, and work experience students under the supervision and direction of the senior team members Maintenance of Equipment and Resources • Ensure equipment and resources are utilised and maintained according to departmental protocols • Be responsible for the prudent use of nutrition support products including oral nutrition supplements, enteral feeds and related products • Ensure resources including dietetics patient information sheets are developed, utlised and maintained according to departmental protocols • Compliance with mandatory training as per NH Policy is a requirement of this roleprojects. Failure to complete this training within required timeframes may result in a suspension of duties until training is completed. All employees: Quality, Safety, Risk and Continuous Improvement • Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for patient safety, quality & risk and contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives • Follow organisational safety, quality & risk policies and guidelines • Maintain a safe working environment for yourself, your colleagues and members of the public. • Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for patient safety, quality & risk as outlined in Northern Health Clinical Governance & Patient Experience - – Trusted Care care procedure. • Contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives. • Escalate concerns regarding safety, quality & risk to appropriate staff member, if unable to rectify yourself. • Promote and participate in the evaluation and continuous improvement processes. • Comply with principles of Patient Centred Care. • Comply with Northern Health mandatory continuing professional development requirements. • Comply with requirement of National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements. • All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.