Senior / Staff Nurse

About the role

The National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore's leading university hospital, is recruiting a Senior / Staff Nurse for its Nursing Department. Nurses at NUH are described as warm, passionate and exemplary professionals, and the department encourages nurses to shape their own clinical practice. The Senior / Staff Nurse is a key member of the department whose work has a direct impact on patients.

Key responsibilities

• Assess patients' needs on admission and throughout their stay, then plan and implement care and monitor progress.
• Document care and outcomes on established charts and forms, carry out prescribed treatments and investigations, and communicate progress with physicians and allied health colleagues.
• Follow up to ensure continuity of care, take part in physicians' rounds, assist physicians with procedures and collaborate with other health-care providers.
• Educate patients and families on disease prevention, health education and rehabilitation techniques.
• Use and care for equipment properly, use consumables economically, and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Supervise and guide new and junior staff and nursing students, and act as Staff Nurse in-charge.
• Take part in clinical and service quality activities and research studies, and assume additional duties as assigned by Nursing Officers, Senior Nursing Officers, Assistant/Deputy Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse.

Required profile

• Registered Nurse.
• Diploma in Nursing or Degree Nursing from a recognised training institution approved by the Singapore Nursing Board.
• Able to perform 3 rotating shifts.