Head of Nursing

Job title : Head of Nursing

Role Overview:

• We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Psychiatric Nurse to oversee our nursing departments across multiple hospitals in the consortium. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of related experience and will be responsible for developing short and long-term goals for the entire nursing department, providing leadership, and overseeing all aspects of the Nursing Department in the consortium.

Responsibilities:

• Develop short and long-term goals for the entire nursing department.
• Provide leadership and oversee all aspects of the Nursing Units in the consortium.
• Direct and provide supervisory oversight to nursing staff in the consortium and ensure adherence to established policies and procedures.
• Review Nursing unit operations across centres and work closely with management (Admin Managers, Service Managers, Clinical Leads, Clinical Directors, and Support Services Managers) to ensure nursing needs are identified & met and gaps closed.
• Actively review and supervise the development & implementation of ROTA’s by the ward manager in each center.
• Work with HR to ensure Nurses and support workers work in line with contractual ROTA requirements.
• Monitor and carry out Intersect-wide frequent spot checks on nursing clinical notes and documentation processes on the EMR.
• Review patients’ charts, nursing plans, and patient care procedures and ensure necessary documents are up-to-date.
• Support clinical teams in ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care.
• Evaluate skills, abilities, and performance of nursing staff, complete performance appraisals and drive nursing development.
• Develop and implement routine training exercises for nurses and support workers across centres working with Qactrep and the HR Unit.
• Working with the Clinical Training Unit in developing an annual Intersect-wide training calendar for nurses, support workers, and other low-level clinical staff.
• Identify staffing needs and be actively involved in the recruitment and onboarding of nurses and support workers in the consortium.
• Proffer solutions and recommendations to issues for the nurses in the centres promptly.
• Perform administrative functions not limited to participating in locality & central meetings, and developing & implementing SOPs and Protocols, Standard-Of-Care Guidelines, and initiatives.
• Any other duties as required.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree or RPN (Registered Psychiatric Nurse)
• Valid nursing license from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting.
• Proven experience in a leadership/supervisory role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and EMR systems.