Amritha Bhuvanedra Kurup

• Perform nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
• Setting priority needs
• Observe and closely monitor the patients and give prompt report to the doctors as and when needed
• Perform duties as an all round nurse as well as a team leader
• Check the working condition of all machines which are being used in the unit
• Sterilization and disinfection of instruments and other articles
• Giving psychosocial support to the patients and relatives
• Perform IV cannulation, IV therapy and injections.

To lead, plan and deliver OSCE (Observed Structured Clinical Examinations) training for internationally trained registered nurses

To provide appropriate assessment and support to internationally trained nurses to enable them to complete and pass their NMC OSCE to gain their UK registration.

To devise, plan and deliver training programmes as required, to support Registered Nurses during their transition to the NHS.

To offer pastoral and clinical support for all Registered professionals as required.

To lead and support a small team in delivering OSCE training to internationally trained nurses, motivating and progressing the team forward to deliver a successful positive OSCE program.

To ensure all training resources are regularly updated and kept in line with the NMC standards required of OSCE exams. This may include written, verbal or video resources as necessary.

Support Internationally trained nurses to complete OSCE training and pass their NMC exam.

Support OSCE trainers and deliver high quality OSCE training to internationally trained nurses.

Provide pastoral care and support to both your own team and to candidates being trained in OSCE training.

Use management and leadership skills to complete sickness reviews, performance reviews if necessary, appraisals and 1 to 1’s with staff.

Regularly liaise with your own team regarding training resources and any concerns or issues arising from OSCE training. Look productively as to where improvements can be made if necessary.

Engage in regular 1:1’s with the Practice Education Team Lead and feedback any training or team concerns. Work together with the Practice Education Team Lead to resolve these.

Maintain your own team’s rota, ensuring there is cover for the full OSCE service. Manage and support individual team rota or annual leave requests in liaison with the Practice Education Team Lead.

Support identified internal candidates (Registrants trained outside of the UK but working in the trust) to complete OSCE training and gain the NMC registration by liaising with the clinical practice facilitators in the Practice Education Team.

To take an active lead in booking candidates onto their exam with the NMC test centres and ensure all staff in the team are trained and supported in this process.

Complete regular liaison with the NMC test centres regarding updates to OSCE training programs and exam dates for candidates.

Regularly liaise with other STP trusts to ensure fair and timely bookings of transition nurses onto training pathways.

Undertake MOSCE’s and assessments of candidates, providing clear feedback to candidates where needed.

Work as a role model to your own team and to candidates being trained for their OSCE exam.

Communicate with ward-based staff and clinical nurse managers regarding OSCE training and support your own team to do this.

Contribute to the Performance Assurance Framework as required.

Develop and maintain effective relationships with managers and all staff.

Maintain all training and assessment records and produce written and oral summaries of progress as required.

Ensure effective communication amongst your own team and support relationships within the wider PET team.

Effectively ensure you work with the OSCE trainers to maintain teamwork and ensure that team members are working well together to provide a successful OSCE training program.

Managing Communications

• Ensure effective and supportive relationships within the PET
• Ensure effective and supportive relationships within Professional Development.
• Maintain a smooth and effective approach to OSCE Training.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with staff / learners
• Maintain effective communication between STP Trusts
• Ensure productive relationships remain with NMC test centres

Maintain own competence through awareness of current clinical and education issues.

Support Transition Nurses through the NMC registration process.

Organise own work pattern to respond to the needs of users of the service.

Engage in evaluation and quality assurance activities as required and assist in audit activities as required.

5. Other Responsibilities

To take part in regular performance appraisals and an annual personal development review.

To work clinically as required.

To undertake any training required in order to maintain competency including mandatory training, e.g. Manual Handling.

Contribute to and work within a safe working environment.

The post holder is expected to comply with Trust Infection Control Policies and conduct him/herself in a manner as to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infection.

As an employee of the Trust, it is a contractual duty that you abide by any relevant code of professional conduct and/or practice applicable to you. A breach of this requirement may result in action being taken against you (in accordance with the Trust’s disciplinary policy) up to and including dismissal.

The post holder is expected to comply with Trust Infection Control Policies and conduct him/her at all times in such a manner as to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infection.

This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure Check

After working on Dryden for 3 years, I joined the Professional and Practice Development and I have been working as an Associate Practice Development Nurse (APDN) since June 2019. I lead a diverse group of international nurses to pass the Part 2 NMC test of Competence- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). I provide visible leadership, coaching and mentoring for the nurses in line with the NMC standards. I liaise with the leaders in the Trust, the Band 7 Corporate Practice and Professional Development Nurse, ward sisters, HR managers, Head of the Professional and Practice Development and the Associate Director of Nursing for Professional and Practice Development, to ensure good practice guidance and competency frameworks are in place, fully implemented and evaluated and to guide the ongoing development of the internationally recruited nurses within the hospital setting. I lead the OSCE training sessions. I also support the overseas nurses in the practice environment by visiting them in the ward, talking to them, giving pastoral support, making sure that they have a preceptor/mentor, addressing any concerns by discussing with the ward managers and escalating issues further up and leading and supporting the Preceptors in their role. Where concerns of professional behaviours and competencies are identified, I discuss first with the preceptor and then with the ward managers and the Practice Development Leads to provide support to the nurses. I was also involved in the overseas recruitment event for the Trust and I had the privilege of going to India on January 2020 to recruit some nurses to our Trust.

As a part of the pastoral support, I motivate the international nurses to operate on the 6 core values of nursing known as 6 CS - care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. My other responsibilities include supporting the Band 7 Corporate Practice Development Nurse to lead the international preceptorship programme, participating in Practice Development forums and other meetings including those related to the overseas programme organised by the NMC, be a professional role model in accordance with the NMC code and standards, demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbally and written, maintain a professional culture and standard within the team and among the international nurses, use information from the incidents as learning opportunities and adhering to the Infection Prevention and Control polices of the Trust. I influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and among the international nurses by making sure the working environment is safe and healthy and the nurses have the resources they need to practise safely, managing positively by setting realistic goals that align with the organization’s objectives, reinforcing positivity by building trust and confidence every day and challenge the negative behaviours as it arises

As a staff nurse on a cardiology ward, my responsibilities were:

• Patient safety as a priority to provide the best possible care to meet the standards required by the NHS and deliver nursing care effectively within the trust guidelines including infection prevention and control

• Maintaining effective communication skills with nursing team, MDT, patients and their families and ward manager and other departmental colleagues

• Identify the deteriorating patient, treat and escalate accordingly

• Prioritise patient care needs as needed

• Delegate work load as needed among colleagues and work as an effective team

• Doing appropriate referrals, eg: diabetic nurse referral, tissue viability referral, dietitian referral, dermatology nurse referral, heart failure nurse referral etc

• Coaching student nurses and supernumerary staffs and supervise and assess them.

• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.

• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.

• Act as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.

• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

• Maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.

• Co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with NGH Discharge Policy.

• Educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified.

• Complete patient documentation correctly.

• Ensure patient confidentiality.

• Responsible for the safe supply, storage, administration, checking and disposal of medications including controlled drugs.

• Able to identify learning needs in self

• Contribute to the education and training of others, gaining an understanding of clinical supervision.

• Actively promote evidence-based practice within the clinical area

• Adhere to all Trust Policies and Health & Safety, as applicable including infection control

• Maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor in the supervision and teaching of less experienced staff.

• Attend Trust/local orientation programmes and mandatory training sessions.

• Responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness.

• Practice clinical competencies in line with relevant Trust policies

• Maintain and promote an awareness of evidence-based practice and participate in its implementation.

• Perform nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
• Setting priority needs
• Observe and closely monitor the patients and give prompt report to the doctors as and when needed
• Perform duties as an all round nurse as well as a team leader
• Check the working condition of all machines which are being used in the unit
• Sterilization and disinfection of instruments and other articles
• Giving psychosocial support to the patients and relatives
• Perform IV cannulation, IV therapy and injections.