Senior Charge Nurse

Fakeeh University Hospital

Job Description

• Inpatient and Outpatient Unit Oversight: Provides strategic leadership for both inpatient mental health wards and outpatient clinics. Ensures alignment in care protocols and consistent quality of mental health services across both settings
• Supervision of Multidisciplinary Teams: Leads a multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatric nurses, therapists, social workers, and support staff. Promotes collaboration between inpatient and outpatient teams to ensure continuity of care
• Workforce Planning and Development: Manages staffing levels for both settings, ensuring that the right mix of skills is available to meet patient needs, including managing on-call rotations and handling staffing challenges unique to mental health care
• Crisis Management Leadership: Serves as the key leader in managing mental health crises, including psychiatric emergencies in both inpatient and outpatient settings, such as acute psychosis, suicidal ideation, or aggressive behavior
• Lead and manage nursing staff, ensuring high standards of care are maintained.
• Coordinate patient care activities, ensuring appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios.
• Serve as a resource and role model for clinical staff, and junior charge nurses providing guidance and support.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Deputize for Nurse Manager in his/her absence.
• Provides strategic leadership for the nursing team in multiple ambulatory care units, overseeing complex workflows and patient care processes across various outpatient services.
• Engages in succession planning and mentoring junior charge nurses to build leadership capacity.

Job Skills

• Minimum 5 years of continuous nursing experience in UAE or from home country
• 3-5 years of experience in psychiatric or mental health nursing, including both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Minimum 3 years experience in senior position.
• Previous overseas experience is advantage but not required