Roles & Responsibilities

Job Description

support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision, and Values:

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

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Do the right thing

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Be the patient’s advocate

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Be open and transparent

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Deliver safe, compassionate care

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Recognize the uniqueness of each patient

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Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience

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Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture

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Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

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Safety

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Excellence

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Ethics

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Trust

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Collaboration

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, to the patient’s bystanders all the time, every time.

Key Accountabilities

These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice, and licensure as per the regulator.

The post holder will:

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Always speak up if safety is a concern

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Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion.

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Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence

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Take responsibility for their own actions

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Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the safest, most effective care possible.

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Perform additional duties when required

Education and Training:

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Ensure relevant training and competency is undertaken to deliver care safely.

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Maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements.

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Follow and comply with the NMC Nurse Competency Matrix / Framework, relevant to their role profile.

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Be willing to learn new clinical skills and actively contribute to the learning culture through attendance of journal clubs and professional development programs.

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Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, support pre-registration and new nurses and Health Care Workers when required.

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Participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship when required.

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Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, support student nurses, newly graduated nurses, newly hired experienced nurses, return to practice nurses and nurses undergoing cross-training or upskilling.

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Participate in Performance Improvement Plans when required

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Share knowledge and skill with others, in order to improve patient care and service

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Ensure they are skilled, trained and competent before using any medical device.

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Involve patients in their own healthcare and recovery through education, awareness and positive reinforcement.

Quality Assurance and Governance:

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Speak up, if something isn't right.

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Maintain awareness of and comply with, the NMC Policies and Procedures

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Participate in all activities related to DoH/DHA/MoH/NMC Quality Improvement when required.

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Uphold the regulatory and accreditation standards.

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Continually seek to improve the service of and care delivery for patients and their families.

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Report and notify all untoward/serious and near miss incidents to your direct line manager and then through the incident reporting system in a timely manner.

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Cooperate with all investigations and audits when requested to do so in the interest of developing a learning culture and seeking to improve care and services.

Job Description:

Assistant Nurse / Assistant Midwife

Please note, specific responsibilities for this role are outlined on page 4 of this document.

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Promote customer service based on NMC patient satisfaction results.

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Share best practices and quality patient outcomes through audit.

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Be aware of the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes measured through Nursing Sensitive Key Performance Indicators and external benchmarks.

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Contribute to a positive practice environment, upholding the six standards of ANCC Pathway to Excellence®.

Professional:

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Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

Essential: the post holder must

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Have an appropriate license to work as an assistant nurse/assistant midwife in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualification and experience these mandates.

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Manage their own professional re-licensure.

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Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

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Be willing to work across departments when necessary

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Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

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Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team

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Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation

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Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

Medical / Healthcare / Diagnostics / Medical Devices

Department / Functional Area

Doctor / Nurse / Paramedics / Hospital Technicians / Medical Research