Job Description

To support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision and Values:


Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical


excellence through safe, compassionate and individualized care to every patient,


every time.


Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek


to:


• Do the right thing
• Be the patient's advocate
• Be open and transparent
• Deliver safe, compassionate care
• Recognize the uniqueness of each patient
• Contribute to an outstanding patient's experience
• Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture
• Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:


• Safety
• Excellence
• Ethics
• Trust
• Collaboration

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, will uphold and


live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their


patient, relatives, friends and significant others all the time, every time.
These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE NMC Code of Conduct and


Scope of Practice (MoHaP). The post holder will:


• Always speak up if safety is a concern
• Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion.
• Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence
• Take responsibility for their own actions
• Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the

safest, most effective care possible.


• Perform additional duties when required

Education and Training:


• Ensure relevant training and competency is undertaken to deliver care

safely


• Maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements
• Follow the clinical pathways set out by the NMC Elseviar platform
• Follow and comply with the NMC Competency Framework, relevant to their

role profile


• Be willing to learn new clinical skills
• Support and supervise pre-registration and new nurses and Health Care

Workers when required


• Participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship programmes when

required


• Participate in clinical supervision
• Participate in Performance Improvement Plans when required
• Share knowledge and skill with others, in order to improve patient care and

service


• Ensure they are skilled, trained and competent before using any medical

device.


• Involve patients in their own healthcare and recovery through education,

awareness and positive reinforcement.


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Quality Assurance:


• Speak up, if something isn't right.
• Maintain awareness of and comply with, the NMC Policies and Procedures
• Participate in all activities related to DoH/DHA/MoH/NMC Quality

Improvement when required


• Understand the Regulatory standards and which of them apply to their daily

working practice


• Continually seek to improve the service of and care delivery for patients

and their families


• Report and notify all untoward/serious and near miss incidents to your

direct line manager and then through the Sapphire/incident reporting


system in a timely way


• Cooperate with all investigations and audits when requested to do so in the

interest of developing a learning culture and seeking to improve care and


service

• Ensure all nurses deliver safe and high quality patient care and have a

proactive attitude towards the patients and their families.


• Develop and provide support to the Nurse-in-Charge, Nurse Manager and

Supervisors in leading a team of Assistant and Registered nurses.


• Evaluate nursing activities to ensure safe patient care, good caregiver

relations and operational efficiency.


• Improve the operational systems, service processes and policies in support

of the Centre's mission. More specifically to support better management


reporting, information flow and management, business process and


organizational planning.


• Establish KPIs that are relevant to the business and monitor the

achievements


• Ensure an appropriate Occupational Safety and Health Management

System including Control of Biological Hazards is in place in the Centre.


• Liaise with medical staff and Procurement Department with regards to the

suitability of clinical equipment and inventory supplies.


• Contribute to product evaluation, when required.
• Participate in trials related to new product lines, when required.
• Participate as a team member of Quality Management team in

implementing standard operating procedures and protocols relating to


patient care services.


• Participate in internal audits and communicate to the clinical team to

improve and change practice.


• Develop policies and procedures relating to patient care.
• Develop clinical skill assessment tools and participate in the assessment of

caregivers to ensure safe evidence-based care.


• Participate in annual budget and manpower planning and monitor spending.
• Provide management reports on patient care records and statistics, when

required.


• Manages Caregivers appraisals and evaluates training needs analysis in

collaboration with the Director of Nursing and the Clinical Nurse Educator


• Identifies issues, taking a lead role in managing complaints, review, audit

process to highlight concerns regarding patient care


• Participate in clinical audits as required and report to the Director of

Nursing.


• Provide coverage when other Nurse Managers or the Director of Nursing is

on leave.


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OSHAD:


• Comply with all OSH and infection control policies, standards and

procedures and cooperate with hospital management to comply with those


requirements.


• Work accordance with the documented OSH procedures and instructions,

specific responsibilities


• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.
• Notifying OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues and assistance

with the preparation of risk assessments, incident reports.


• Comply with Waste management procedures and policies.
• Attend applicable OSH/Infection control training programs, mock drills and

awareness programs.


• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
• Ensure as far as reasonably practicable that any workplaces they manage

or control are safe and without risks to health, safety or the environment.


• Ensure implementation of applicable HAAD, NMCRH OSHMS and infection

control policies and standards


• Ensure adequate budget and resources for FMS/OSH/PCI management.
• Designating a Safety facilitator who will be responsible for coordinating

OSH activities within the department.


• Regularly discuss OSH issues or matters in departmental/ management

meetings


• Ensure provision of OSH information, training and Supervision
• Implement and monitor effectiveness of risk management program


• Have evidenced experience in managing a number of departments and

teams


• Be able to influence and implement change when necessary
• Be able to make decisions and communicate effectively
• Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory

health authority (DoH, DHA) with all the qualification and experience this


mandates.


• Manage their own professional revalidation
• Have basic life support qualification (within past 24 months)
• Have an active interest in the clinical field in which they are employed
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and

written)


DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:


• Evidenced experience/expertise in the clinical field in which they are

employed


• Evidenced ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the HIS platform

for clinical documentation


• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic