OPD Senior Nurse

Job description / Role

A well-known medical facility is currently looking for a Senior OPD Nurse to be based in Dubai. In this role, you will have the following responsibilities:

• To lead a team of care staff that provides excellence in clinical practice, and ensures that residents’ rights to privacy, dignity, choice, autonomy and safety are actively promoted at all times.
• To understand the value of and promote a stimulating and enriching environment conducive to the well being of residents.
• To demonstrate effective communication skills with residents, their families and friends, being aware of opportunities for health education
• To provide information and advice where appropriate.
• To facilitate and engage in positive working relationships with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team, including hospitals and local agencies, acting as the resident’s advocate where necessary to ensure the best outcomes.
• To ensure that accountability for and communication of residents care is maintained consistently throughout the 24 hour period of care.
• To undertake, in partnership with the resident where ever possible, the assessment of their care needs and develop resultant care plans, evaluating programmes of care as necessary and overseeing transfers of care.
• To actively supervise and monitor care practices, identifying and responding appropriately to the changing needs of residents to ensure that care needs are consistently met.
• To undertake all appropriate aspects of nursing care required, including advanced clinical skills having gained the appropriate training and supervision.
• To undertake all care procedures and practices in accordance with Trust Care Policies and the current Marsden Manual.
• To be fully aware of all agreed emergency procedures and be prepared to take a lead role in any acute or non clinical emergency, in the absence of more senior staff or until specialist assistance arrives.

Requirements

The candidate must have;

• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing or equivalent qualifications of NLT 3 years study duration from an accredited program plus successful completion of a post graduate/post basic specialist training program of at least 6 months duration.
• HAAD/ DHA
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate it is desired but not required.
• Should have not less than 5 years postgraduate experience in OPD

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