Nursing Director

Black Pearl Consult; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Pearl Consult is seeking a Nursing Director for a leading hospital in Dubai. The ideal candidate will lead strategic nursing development, ensure high standards of patient care, and oversee operational leadership for nursing services.

The role includes responsibilities in workforce planning, quality improvement programs, and financial management, alongside ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. A Master's or PhD and extensive clinical experience are required for consideration.

Qualifications

• Master's qualification in Management, Nursing, Administration or a certified PhD degree.
• Minimum 15 years of clinical experience post qualification and 3 years in a DON position.
• Extensive knowledge of health care business or public administration.
• High-level administration and management within healthcare or similar experience is desired.
• Experience of clinical and/or corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all nursing services.
• Lead nursing workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and performance management.
• Develop and implement nursing policies and quality improvement programs.
• Collaborate with leadership and multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee nursing budgets and resource allocation.
• Foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Ensure nursing staff maintain required clinical competencies.
• Lead responses to patient care issues and accreditation requirements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Patient care quality

Nursing workforce planning

Financial management

Quality improvement programs

Education

Master's in Management/Nursing/Administration or PhD

Job description

Our client a leading hospital in Dubai is currently looking for a Nursing Director to be based in Dubai to lead the strategic nursing development services of the department, maintain performance improvement activities within the department and support and participate in quality improvement. In this role you will be responsible to:

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all nursing services ensuring high standards of patient care quality, patient safety and risk management.
• Lead nursing workforce planning, recruitment, retention, performance management and professional development initiatives.
• Develop and implement nursing policies, systems and quality improvement programs to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to enhance clinical outcomes and organizational performance.
• Oversee nursing budgets, resource allocation and financial management to support efficient service delivery.
• Foster a culture of excellence, continuous learning, research, innovation and patient- and family-centered care.
• Ensure nursing staff maintain the required clinical competencies through orientation, training, education and succession planning.
• Lead organizational responses to patient care issues, complaints, accreditation requirements and emergency/disaster situations.

Qualifications

• Master's qualification in Management, Nursing, Administration or a certified PhD degree.
• Minimum 15 years of clinical experience post qualification and 3 years in a DON position, OR 5 years in an A/DON position in a hospital dealing with pediatric population.
• Extensive knowledge of health care business or public administration.
• High-level administration and management within healthcare or similar experience is desired.
• Experience of clinical and/or corporate governance.