Head Nurse

Mediclinic Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Arabian Ranches in Dubai seeks a Nursing Manager to lead and manage the nursing team, delivering patient-centric and evidence-based care while driving operational efficiency.

You will ensure compliance with clinical standards, develop staff, and optimise resource use to support safe patient care and a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognised/accredited Nursing Institute.
• At least 5 years’ nursing experience, preferably in a private hospital/clinic.
• Desired: 3-5 Years’ senior nursing experience.
• Strong leadership and management capabilities.
• Excellent English communication and documentation.

Responsibilities

• To provide strong leadership and management guidance to the team
• To ensure evidenced based patient care practices are followed as per clinical standards
• To ensure a positive patient care experience by developing employees and creating an environment for team engagement
• To manage allocated clinical and non-clinical resources in a cost effective and efficient manner to enhance safe patient care
• To ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and clinical standards to ensure continues quality improvement

Skills

Leadership

Evidence-based care

Staff development

Budget / cost control

Regulatory compliance

Nursing process

Nursing scope of practice

MS Office

Clinical equipment

Patient care management

Acts & regulations awareness

Risk management

Stock control

English communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description:

Closing date: 13/09/2026
Number of positions: 1
Reference number: 71057

Mediclinic Arabian Ranches| Dubai | United Arab Emirates

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To lead and manage the nursing team in the provision of patient-centric and evidence based nursing care, operational efficiency and positive patient experiences

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

1. To provide strong leadership and management guidance to the team


2. To ensure evidenced based patient care practices are followed as per clinical standards


3. To ensure a positive patient care experience by developing employees and creating an environment for team engagement


4. To manage allocated clinical and non-clinical resources in a cost effective and efficient manner to enhance safe patient care


5. To ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and clinical standards to ensure continues quality improvement

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Essential: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognised/accredited Nursing Institute

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Essential: At least 5 years’ nursing experience, preferably in a private hospital/clinic

Desired:3-5 Years’ senior nursing experience

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrate the ability to implement all five (5) stages of the Scientific Nursing Process (assessment, planning, nursing diagnosis, implementation and evaluation)


• Application of the nursing scope of practices as stipulated in the regulatory framework


• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office applications


• Demonstrate competence in assessment of all nursing procedures


• Demonstrate competence in the application of key clinical equipment used in the clinic


• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of patient care and nursing management


• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of relevant Acts, statutory regulations and directives, and the application thereof to management of the nursing team/unit


• Demonstrate the ability to cost-effectively control expenses


• Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of all relevant external standards and manage compliance to these standards


• Risk management principles, systems and best practice


• Stock control principles and management


• Verbal and written communication skills in English

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given to the designated groups in accordance with the United Arab Emirates Emiratization Program.