Registered Specialist Nurses
What they do most days?
Delivers lectures, and other forms of formal training relating to nursing practice.
Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc. and liaises with hospital board/management on issues concerning nursing policy.
Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
Gives consultations with patients and their families to explain a patient's condition and possible treatments.
Consults with and provides guidance to other nurses and healthcare professionals within their specialism.
Provides specialist care in their area of expertise, assesses patients, determines treatments and conducts a variety of medical procedures.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.