• Managing the patient care unit / area of assignment for administrative / educational or clinical aspects within area of assignment to include organizing, developing, directing and assuring the delivery of cost-effective quality patient care.
• Contributes to establishing strategic departmental / health service plans to meet organisational objectives.
• Ensures the efficient utilisation of resources and maintaining patient safety and meeting quality standards within area of assignment.
• Contributes to designing and implementing policies and procedures for the nursing and midwifery services, reviewing the current evidence-based nursing and midwifery practice and benchmarking against international best practices.
• Responsible for implementation and ensuring change is managed in area of assignment by developing, implementing and monitoring KPIs; engaging staff in the process.
• Evaluates nursing personnel performance based on professional practice, standards, relevant statistics and regulation criteria.
• Participates actively in quality improvement programs to provide a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Contributes to the annual manpower budget and recruitment plan for area of assignment. In coordination with Nurse Supervisor which includes selection, induction and orientation process.
• Reviews all incident reports relating to area of assignment, recommend additional follow up / escalation as appropriate, tracking of trends and recommend initiatives for change.
• Identifying risk management issues in area of assignment and maintain risk management register. Identifies strategies for change to reduce severity of identified risks within area of assignment.
• Prepares unit / service statistics, analyses data to identify issues / trends and recommends appropriate strategies.
• Undertakes any additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Nursing / Assistant Director of Nursing / Area Nurse Manager.
• Acts on behalf of Area Nurse Manager in her / his absence

• BSC/or equivalent in Nursing or Midwifery

• Recognized certification or accumulation of accredited training courses of not less than 40 credit hours in nursing/nursing education or healthcare management within two years prior to applying to this position
• Eligible for DHA Licensing

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