Nursing Incharge

MindPlus; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

MindPlus hospital seeks a Nursing Incharge to oversee the psychiatric ward operations, ensuring compliance with regulations and smooth daily activities. The role provides leadership and support to ward staff while collaborating with other healthcare professionals to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients.

The position involves training, incident investigations, inventory and billing oversight, staffing rosters, and adherence to infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the psychiatric ward.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and protocols.
• Provide leadership and support to ward staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing training and professional development for ward staff.
• Identify training needs and arrange classes as required.
• Investigate incidents, near-misses, and complaints with timely statements.
• Maintain and audit ward inventory with periodic acknowledgment.
• Ensure nursing care is documented accurately reflecting patient experience.
• Supervise daily patient billing as per actual consumption.
• Coordinate weekly meetings with reporting head and shift in-charges.
• Coordinate monthly nursing staff meetings with reporting head.
• Update staff rosters timely and discuss with consultants for staffing ratios.
• Work with consultants to ensure adherence to care protocols.
• Maintain infection control standards and prevent hospital-acquired infections.
• Review and update policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote confidentiality and innovations to improve patient care.
• Conduct training classes with evaluations and maintain staff training records.
• Allocate staff across departments and coordinate admissions where needed.
• Assess workload and ensure smooth flow of materials and communication.
• Foster motivation, discipline when required, and adherence to safety protocols.
• Ensure safe ward environment and prevent violence or self-harm.
• Perform regular rounds and address safety hazards.
• Deliver high-quality care in accordance with standards.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Infection control

Patient care

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

The Nursing Incharge plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the psychiatric ward within the hospital. They are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities, ensuring compliance with regulations and protocols, and providing leadership and support to the ward staff. The Nursing Incharge collaborates closely with other healthcare professionals to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for patients undergoing psychiatric treatment.

Location

MPR Doraha-Ludhiana

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing training and professional development opportunities for ward staff, including orientation for new hires and ongoing education on best practices in psychiatric care.
• To identify the training needs for ward staff and arrange training classes as required.
• To investigate incidents, accidents, concerns, near-misses, non-conformities and complaints pertaining to the wards and team, ensuring that statements are collected within agreed deadlines.
• To maintain check on inventory being checked by ward staff& auditing the same on periodically with acknowledgment.
• To ensure that all provisions of nursing care is provided to the patient & is documented on a timely basis and accurately reflect the patient experience.
• To supervise daily patient billing as per actual consumption (ward specific).
• To coordinate for meeting with reporting head and shift in-charges once a week.
• To coordinate for monthly meeting of all nursing staff (in one day) with reporting head.
• To ensure timed updation / creation of staff duty rosters
• To work closely with the consultants for the achievement of effective patient management ensuring that individual consultant care protocols are follow.
• To ensure a high standard of infection control and prevention of all avoidable healthcare associated infection in the ward.
• To ensure that all policies, procedures, guidelines and work instructions that relate to the wards are regularly reviewed and updated, as required.
• To participate in the setting of standards and agree clinical, audit topics with the hospital manager, ensuring that the identified audits take place with action implemented.
• To discuss and promote innovations that will improve patient care to maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality.
• To conduct training classes with training evaluations of ward staff and document the same.
• To allocate staff in all departments and also assign patients only after discussion with consultant psychiatrist, psychologists, for observation ratio.
• To maintain the record of each nursing staff training program.
• Assessment of the workload of individuals and groups.
• Arranging for the flow of materials.
• Facilitating the flow of communication with reporting head and ward staff.

• Raising the level of motivation, Establishment of control, Development of confidence, Emphasis on achievement.
• Responsible for any types of kitchen complaints.
• Coordinate with Admission Coordinator for admission process and take care in the absence of Admission Coordinator.
• Taking disciplinary action as suggested by hospital management for ward staff where and when required.
• Monitor compliance with state and federal regulations, as well as accreditation standards relevant to psychiatric care.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the quality and effectiveness of patient care services.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment within the psychiatric ward, adhering to safety protocols and procedures.
• Implement measures to prevent incidents of violence, self-harm, or elopement, ensuring the safety of both patients and staff.
• Conduct regular rounds to assess the environment and address any safety hazards or concerns.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care in accordance with established protocols, policies, and standards of practice.

Note : Any other responsibility as given by reporting authority