DEPUTY NURSING DIRECTOR

Key Performance Areas 

• *Patient Care *Financial Management *Operational Management – Clinical and Quality Outcomes *Clinical Governance and Risk Management *Client Relationship Management *Medico-Legal Safety *Continuous Quality Improvement

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Nursing Unit Managers / Nursing Team

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage the nursing team to ensure that all required nursing processes and standards are maintained, and objectives met.
• Provide an expert level of strategic and operational leadership across nursing and the wider hospital and steer the successful achievement of the nursing portfolio.
• Undertake ongoing monitoring and assessment of the delivery of nursing care in the Hospital.
• Ensure that patient care is delivered in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Conduct daily quality rounds in nursing units and makes recommendations to unit managers or team leader in charge.
• Identify trends following daily quality rounds and develop action plans to manage the trends identified.
• Responsible for the immediate supervision and mentoring of the Nursing Unit Managers, in charge of the nursing departments.
• Contribute to determining parameters for nursing audit activities, implementing and monitoring taking appropriate action as required.
• Build strong relationships with doctors to ensure a strong communication link remains as open as possible to enable needs to be met and problems identified and resolved as swiftly as possible.
• Perform other related duties as required by the Chief Executive Officer and Nursing Director.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science / Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• Post-graduate Diploma in Nursing Management and/or Nursing Education (advantageous).
• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana.
• Minimum 5 years proven leadership and senior nursing management experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ private hospital experience (not obligatory by preferred).
• Mixed specialty nursing experience i.e. at least work experience on medical, surgical, maternity, and paediatric units.
• Understanding of legislation and regulations relating to healthcare and the nursing profession.

WORK PROFILE

The Bank Hospital

Location: Block F6 Shippi Road Cantonment, Accra

P.O. Box CT 1224, Cantonments, Accra | Tel +233 302 739373 | Reg Number CS156732016

Date Posted: April 11, 2024

Closing Date for Applications: April 23, 2024