Clinical Nurse Manager

Roles and responsibilities

Leadership/People Management

• Leads and manages the selection, development and retention of all staff within the unit
• Leads and manages ongoing activities relating to individual performance appraisals, competency validation, development plans and professional goals for unit staff members.
• Sets and monitors performance standards against patient outcomes
• Promotes positive relationships and teamwork by fostering a healthy work environment consistent with Sidra Values
• Provides leadership and direction to the Nursing team to enable the achievement of performance targets that impact safety, quality and efficiency in the provision of patient care.
• Promotes and ensures a quality learning environment for new starters, students, interns and nurse residents, and is actively involved in teaching and developing staff.
• Contributes to the attainment of strategic Nursing objectives by facilitating and embedding these at a unit level.

Professional and Ethical Practice

• Is accountable for ensuring that all Nursing staff practice on the unit, including their own, adheres to the DHP Scope of Practice according to licensure within the State of Qatar
• Independently maintains licensure and regulatory requirements (e.g., life support certifications and CPD requirements) as required in their role
• Ensures the nursing staff on the unit are independently maintaining licensure and regulatory requirements (e.g. life support certifications and CPD requirements) as required in their role
• Ensures that patient care is delivered in accordance with established standards of nursing care, accreditation, policies, guidelines and protocols of Sidra and the State of Qatar
• Serves as a professional role model and works alongside the staff in clinical areas to champion good practice and identify development needs
• Ensures clinical practitioner competence and professional nursing credibility.

Patient and Family Centered Care

• Drives and actions the total patient experience and journey through collaborative working and effective communications with all members of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the hospital
• Ensures effective use for resource allocation that meets patient population needs.
• Ensures staffing ratios and patient assignments are reflective of patient census, acuity, skill mix, and capabilities of staff
• Ensures the team communicates effectively and clearly with patients and families and includes the use of approved tools such as SBAR.
• Ensures nursing staff support effective discharge and follow up planning in collaboration with families.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Leads, plans, implements and evaluates the operational care delivery at a unit level.
• Motivates the team to grow and develop by role modelling professional behavior and coaching and mentoring staff
• Provides a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the clinical setting from whom patients and families can seek assistance, advice and support
• Partners with clinical educators in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient and staff education requirements
• Demonstrates negotiation and diplomacy skills and partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
• Promotes and facilitates unit based and organizational Shared Leadership initiatives

Evidence Based practice/Research

• Adheres to and evaluates the dissemination, use, monitoring and review of Sidra’s Nursing and Midwifery Standards of Practice.
• Demonstrates clinical competency by ensuring the delivery of evidence-based care at unit level
• Achieves goals and objectives by embracing evidence and research to support transformational change
• Promotes the advancement of nursing research at a unit level
• Participates and supports research activities and interprets information from the research and utilizes research findings in the development of standards

Desired candidate profile

EDUCATION

Essential:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years)
• Master’s degree in Nursing or health related field, or Masters in Business Administration
• Registered Nurse

Preferred:

• Post graduate specialty qualification/certification

EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• 7+ years of clinical experience including 5+ progressive management experience within the relevant specialty area in an acute care hospital setting

Preferred:

• Experience in an Academic Medical Center
• Demonstrated experience with clinical Information systems
• Hospital Commissioning
• Previous accreditation experience
• Evidence of publications / presentations in the past 5 years
• Inpatient and CAMHS leadership experience
• Registered Nurse (RN) with specialization in mental health
• Experience in pediatric or adolescent mental health settings

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

Essential:

• Valid professional nursing license in country of origin
• Meets licensing requirements of the State of Qatar

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Preferred:

• Member of a professional nursing association