Senior / Staff Nurse - Mental Health

Mount Alvernia Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Alvernia Hospital is seeking dedicated nursing professionals to join their team in providing compassionate care to individuals with mental health conditions. The role involves planning and delivering patient-centered care while adhering to hospital policies, ensuring a therapeutic environment, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should possess a nursing diploma or degree, along with a genuine interest in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Valid Singapore Nursing Board license required.
• Previous experience in acute care hospital is an advantage.
• Comfortable working in rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Plan, provide and evaluate nursing care according to patient needs.
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and families.
• Supervise and mentor new nursing staff.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health)

Job description

What’s on Offer

• Mission: Provide compassionate, excellent and holistic healthcare. Tagline:-Serve all with Love
• Company: Guided by Catholic values, as a missionary not-for-profit hospital, we reach out and serve all our patients and visitors with love, continue to make private healthcare accessible to our community by providing reasonable price points and bill transparency. We continue to be progressive to better serve current and future generations.
• Values:Compassion, Humility, Integrity, Respect and Peace (CHIRP).
• Work Satisfaction: An impactful role in shaping a high performing & engaging culture.

Who We Need

You will work alongside the Nursing Leaders to deliver patient-centered and compassionate nursing care to individuals with mental health conditions.

• Plans, provides and evaluates nursing care according to patient's needs, doctor's orders and hospital policies.
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Ensure adherence to hospital and nursing standards, policies, and best practices.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients at all times.
• Keeps Senior Nurse Manager/ Nurse Manager / Doctor informed on patient’s condition, treatment, intervention and outcome.
• Supervise and mentor new and junior nursing staff, fostering a supportive and effective nursing team.

How to Succeed

• Possess either a Diploma or Degree in Nursing with a valid Singapore Nursing Board license.
• Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health) preferred.
• Previous experience in acute care hospital, especially in psychiatric ward is an added advantage.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to listen actively and empathetically
• Patience and emotional resilience, with the ability to remain calm in challenging situations
• Strong team-player, self-starter with strong sense of initiative, agility and perseverance in starting and building a strong culture in performance & engagement.
• A genuine interest in mental health care and the intention to pursue this specialty with dedication and compassion
• Comfortable with performing 3-rotating shift.