The person is responsible for the quality of patient care delivered and the standard of nursing practice in an assigned ward/unit. The person will provide highly skilled and specialized nursing care to specific patient population and their caregivers.

Main Scope:

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care of patients with complex healthcare needs according to updated standards of nursing practice.
• Ensures patient care delivery (inclusive of education and counselling) is carried out according to established standards of care practice using patient care plan / clinical pathways.
• Co-ordinates patients’ access and treatment sequence where required for the specialty.
• Conducts teaching and counselling for patients and their families / carers.
• Initiates and ensures implementation of discharge planning for patients.
• Leads and participates actively in the review of patients with the multidisciplinary team.
• Follows up on patients at NUH specialist outpatient clinics where appropriate.
• Conducts specialty nurse-led clinic for patients and their families where needed.
• Provides clinical supervision to nurses and nurse trainees to ensure quality patient care delivery.
• Updates and maintains patient consultation / training statistics / other types of register / registry where appropriate.
• Applies understanding of prevention of medico-legal issues in relation to patient care.

Secondary Scope:

• Acts as a resource person for clinical nursing matters.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates in-service staff education and specialty training courses based on unit and individual training needs.
• Inducts newly graduated advanced diploma nurses in specialty care of a specific group of patients.
• Guides and develops specialty competencies of registered nurses.
• Reviews and develops clinical pathways and / or other plans of care in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers, doctors, and paramedical staff.
• Reviews and develops practice policies and guidelines and nursing standards in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers and doctors.
• Assists with nursing audits on nursing care standards.
• Applies best evidence to practice.
• Participates in research activities.
• Undertakes quality improvement / research projects.
• Participates in training / quality improvement / research committees.
• Contributes to performance appraisals of enrolled nurses, senior enrolled nurses, staff nurses, senior staff nurses and advanced diploma nursing students.
• Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/Clinician, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse.

Requirement:

• Registered Nurse with at least 9 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be as Assistant Nurse Clinician
• Diploma in Nursing with relevant post-basic advanced certification and Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board.
• Technically skilled and competent
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literacy skill – MS Word and PowerPoint

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.         

To apply, please visit www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference: 23493

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Jackie at  jackie.ng@gmprecruit.com 

GMP Recruitment Services (S) Pte Ltd   |   EA Licence: 09C3051   |   EA Personnel: Jackie Ng   |   Registration No: R22109024