Nurse Clinician

Overview

The job-holder is responsible for the quality of patient care delivered and the standard of nursing practice in an assigned ward/unit. S/he provides highly skilled and specialized nursing care to specific patient population and their caregivers.

Job Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

· Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care of patients with complex healthcare needs according to updated standards of nursing practice

· Ensures patient care delivery (inclusive of education and counselling) is carried out according to established standards of care practice using patient care plan / clinical pathways

· Co-ordinates patients’ access and treatment sequence where required for the specialty

· Conducts teaching and counselling for patients and their families / carers

· Initiates and ensures implementation of discharge planning for patients

· Leads and participates actively in the review of patients with the multidisciplinary team

· Follows up on patients at NUH specialist outpatient clinics where appropriate

· Conducts specialty nurse-led clinic for patients and their families where needed

· Provides clinical supervision to nurses and nurse trainees to ensure quality patient care delivery

· Updates and maintains patient consultation / training statistics / other types of register / registry where appropriate

· Applies understanding of prevention of medico-legal issues in relation to patient care

Secondary Responsibilities:

· Acts as a resource person for clinical nursing matters

· Plans, implements and evaluates in-service staff education and specialty training courses based on unit and individual training needs

· Inducts newly graduated advanced diploma nurses in specialty care of a specific group of patients

· Guides and develops specialty competencies of registered nurses

· Reviews and develops clinical pathways and / or other plans of care in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers, doctors and paramedical staff

· Reviews and develops practice policies and guidelines and nursing standards in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers and doctors

· Assists with nursing audits on nursing care standards

· Applies best evidence to practice

· Participates in research activities

· Undertakes quality improvement / research projects

· Participates in training / quality improvement / research committees

· Contributes to performance appraisals of enrolled nurses, senior enrolled nurses, staff nurses, senior staff nurses and advanced diploma nursing students

· Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/Clinician, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse

Requirements

· Registered Nurse with at least 9 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be as Assistant Nurse Clinician

· Diploma in Nursing with relevant post-basic advanced certification and Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board.

· Technically skilled and competent

· Good interpersonal and communication skills

· Computer literacy skill – MS Word and PowerPoint