Unit Manager - Labour & Delivery

Mediclinic Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Middle East in Abu Dhabi invites a senior nursing leader to head the midwifery and nursing team, driving patient-centered care, clinical governance, and efficient operations. You will model evidence-based practice, supervise staff development, and ensure safe, high-quality obstetric services in a private hospital setting.

The role requires extensive leadership experience, mastery of UAE healthcare regulations, and capability to plan capacity and respond to demand while delivering an

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in midwifery or nursing or related healthcare field.
• 3–5 years of senior nursing experience, preferably in a private hospital.
• 5–10 years senior midwifery experience, including experience managing a high-volume Labour and Delivery service.
• Strong leadership and regulatory knowledge in UAE healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership and management guidance to the team.
• Ensure evidence based patient care practices are followed as per clinical standards.
• Ensure positive patient experiences by developing employees and creating an environment that enables team engagement.
• Manage allocated clinical and non-clinical resources in a cost efficient and effective manner to enhance safe patient care.
• Monitor and manage compliance with legislative, regulatory and clinical standards to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Lead obstetric emergency preparedness and response across the unit, ensuring the team is drilled, competent and ready to manage clinical emergencies at any time.
• Plan and manage capacity, staffing and patient flow proactively in response to growing unit activity, escalating and adapting resourcing as demand changes.

Skills

Leadership

Presentation Skills

UAE Labour Law

MS Office

Cost management

Nursing practice

Meeting management

Quality governance

Risk management

Clinical procedures

Stock control

DoH Abu Dhabi regulations

Workforce planning

Obstetric emergency management

BFHI implementation

CTG interpretation

Change management

Education

Master of Science in Midwifery/Nursing or related Healthcare field

Job description

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:

• To provide strong leadership and management guidance to the team
• To ensure evidence based patient care practices are followed as per clinical standards
• To ensure positive patient experiences by developing employees and creating an environment that enables team engagement
• To manage allocated clinical and non-clinical resources in a cost efficient and effective manner to enhance safe patient care
• To monitor and manage compliance with legislative, regulatory and clinical standards to ensure continuous quality improvement
• To lead obstetric emergency preparedness and response across the unit, ensuring the team is drilled, competent and ready to manage clinical emergencies at any time
• To plan and manage capacity, staffing and patient flow proactively in response to growing unit activity, escalating and adapting resourcing as demand changes

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Desired: Master of Science in Midwifery/Nursing or related Healthcare field

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

Essential: At least 3-5 years’ senior nursing experience, preferably in a private hospital

Desired: 5-10 years senior midwifery experience, including experience managing a high-volume Labour and Delivery service

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)
• Presentation Skills
• UAE Labour Law
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office applications
• Cost management principles
• Demonstrate Nursing functional competence (Nursing practice)
• Demonstrate the ability to manage meetings effectively
• Quality management and governance standards and best practice
• Risk management principles, systems and best practice
• Skilled in the demonstration and assessment of all relevant clinical procedures
• Stock control principles and management
• UAE healthcare regulatory framework and related requirements
• Workforce planning and scheduling
• Strong obstetric emergency management skills, including PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) course delivery and facilitation
• Working knowledge of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) standards and their implementation in clinical practice
• Up to date knowledge of Department of Health (DoH) Abu Dhabi regulations, standards and licensing requirements
• Advanced CTG interpretation skills and perinatal safety standards
• Change management and capacity planning skills to support a high-activity and expanding service