The Senior Nurse provides nursing expertise within the multi-disciplined team, overseeing patient care management and their supporting staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for coordinating and overseeing patient treatment
2. Assumes management responsibilities of the Clinical Nursing Team as directed.
3. Acts as a Coordinator between nursing units
4. Undertakes regular hospital rounds if, and when required
5. Provide guidance and support to ensure clinical competence of nursing staff
6. Quality management – continuously focusing on improvement of systems and processes with emphasis on client needs
7. Overall standards between the client and Iqarus are met and maintained
8. Liaises with Clinical Governance team for clinical nursing oversight
9. Arranging department shift schedules & assigning daily tasks and duties
10. Maintenance and management of medical records for all patients
11. Reporting patient status and statistics on a frequency dictated by both Iqarus and the client
12. Management of all medical supplies, stock and equipment for the project and any resupply requirements
13. Consults and coordinates with health team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
14. Responsible for maintaining excellent clinical standards across the department
15. Any other duties as required
Qualifications:
1. Academic Nurse qualification with current registration/licence to practice
2. Minimum of 5 Years’ post qualification experience
3. Senior Nurse or leadership experience required, leadership certificate a benefit but not essential
4. ATLS or PHTLS or ACLS (or equivalent level pre-hospital care certification)
Additional Information:
Key Skills:
1. Requires strong organisational skills, leadership ability and clinical nursing knowledge
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Excellent IT skills including use of electronic medical records systems
4. Fluency in English
Essential Capabilities:
1. Ability to work calmly and effectively under high-stress work conditions
2. Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team, with clinical and non-clinical personnel
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