Health Care Assistant - Female Ward

University Hospital Sharjah; Sharjah; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Sharjah is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support nursing staff in providing care to patients. The role requires at least 2 years of experience in nursing or related healthcare. Responsibilities include assisting with daily patient activities, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring patient comfort and safety. Proficiency in English is required. Preferred candidates will have a diploma in nursing and experience in an accredited healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years nursing experience or related healthcare experience.
• Proficient in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Assists registered nurses in performing basic duties.
• Participates in nursing quality improvement initiatives.
• Checks and stocks supply rooms as designated.

Skills

Nursing experience

Proficient in verbal and written English

Education

Diploma in nursing

Job description

Date: 7 Jan 2026
Location: Sharjah, AE
Company: University Hospital Sharjah

Position Summary

To assist the nursing team in providing nursing care to an assigned group of patients, performing a variety of non‑licensed patient care activities, ensuring the safety, personal needs and comfort of the patients are met.

Summary of Main Duties

• Participates in all aspects of the International Accreditation Programme to assist UHS to attain and maintain international accreditation standards.
• Assists registered nurses in performing basic duties that are in line with the facility, MOH, JCI, FDON policies, procedures and standards.
• Acts as a chaperone for patients as required, preserving the patient’s dignity; assists nurses in turning, moving, or transporting patients on a stretcher or wheelchair.
• Tidies rooms and reports any unsafe situation to the team leader.
• Assists with meal tray delivery and return, noting fluids taken and informing the assigned RN.
• Assists those patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Creates an unoccupied bed or assists an RN to make an occupied bed.
• Weighs ambulatory patients.
• Cleans up after procedures, treating used instruments as per standard precautions.
• Transports specimens as appropriate after ensuring that they are correctly labelled.

Responsibilities

• Checks and stocks supply rooms as designated by team leader.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to patients’ comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress.
• Accompanies patients for X‑ray procedures, ECG, CT Scan.
• Accompanies Physician during physical examination.
• Participates in nursing continuous quality improvement initiatives, service education programmes, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned by nurse in charge.
• Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary.
• Reports all incidents through agreed channels and chain of command, ensuring Incident Report is completed, submitted to nurse in charge and any immediate action required taken.
• Maintains and adheres to patient confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for attendance to yearly mandatory training as scheduled on the mandatory training calendar.
• Responsible for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating knowledge through educational activities.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned (within scope of practice).

Position Requirements/Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years nursing experience or demonstrated related healthcare experience.
• Proficient in verbal and written English.

Desirable

• Diploma in nursing desirable but not essential.
• Previous OPD experience.
• BLS certificate.

Position Criteria Other Skills/Abilities

• 2 years nursing/assistant/healthcare related experience.
• Proficient in verbal and written English.

Advantage

• Previous UAE experience.
• Experience of working in an international accredited hospital (JCIA).