Nurse In Charge - OPD

NMC GROUP SERVICES.; Al Ain; On-site; AED 100,440 - 167,400; Full time

Job summary

NMC GROUP SERVICES is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to lead a clinical unit in the United Arab Emirates. You will oversee safe patient care, determine interventions from assessments, and coordinate the unit's activities under the Nursing Management team.

The role requires strong leadership, evidence of team management, BLS certification, and the ability to communicate effectively in English across departments. Arabic skills are desirable but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Evidence of experience in managing teams.
• Ability to influence and implement change when necessary.
• Strong decision-making and communication skills.
• Current licence to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory authority.
• Maintain own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support provider card.
• Willingness to work across departments when necessary.
• Communicate clearly in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Ensure and oversee safe, appropriate and effective patient care in the unit.
• Determine nursing interventions based on assessment data.
• Prioritise identified needs and implement actions.
• Develop or revise the plan of care and evaluate outcomes.
• Coordinate clinical activities of the unit when assigned as charge nurse.
• Collaborate with Nursing Supervisor on shift staffing.
• Plan, implement and evaluate clinical programmes.
• Maintain real-time clinical records and essential life support per standards.

Skills

Team management

Decision making

Communication skills

Clinical leadership

English (written and spoken)

Education

Registered Nurse Licence

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure and oversee the care that is delivered to all patients in the unit is safe, appropriate, and effective.
• Determine nursing interventions based on assessment data.
• Prioritise identified needs.
• Implement nursing actions and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develop or revise the plan of care.
• Deliver identified patient needs.
• Co‑ordinate the overall clinical activities of the unit when assigned to the charge nurse role.
• Collaborate with the Nursing Supervisor on staffing for a particular shift.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate clinical programmes.
• Evaluate the ability of patients and their bystanders to understand and participate in decisions about their care.
• Facilitate patient education.
• Maintain accurate and real‑time clinical records.
• Perform advanced or specialised nursing skills competently.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical nursing practice.
• Act as a clinical resource for staff within the department/unit.
• Communicate and consult with other health‑care disciplines.
• Represent nursing at multidisciplinary rounds.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope, such as Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, etc.
• Participate in the development of standards, procedures, and protocols.
• Facilitate evidence‑based practice.
• Promote change in nursing practice when required.
• Take a proactive role under the guidance of Nursing Management.
• Provide nursing education, training, and CQI activities for nursing staff.
• Promote a safe learning environment.
• Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Perform other professional duties as may be assigned within their scope and ability.

Essential Qualifications

• Possess evidenced experience in managing teams.
• Be able to influence and implement change when necessary.
• Be able to make decisions and communicate effectively.
• Hold an appropriate licence to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority and possess all qualifications and experience required by these mandates.
• Manage their own professional re‑licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).

Desirable Qualifications

• Possess evidenced ability to work as part of an inter‑professional team.
• Have organisational and administrative skills to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic.