رئيـس تمريض - Head Nurse – OB/ Couplet

Ensure safe and effective practice, Professional, ethical and legal
2.1.2 Provide expert clinical guidance and support to nursing staff in the nursery unit.
2.1.3 Collaborate with physicians, midwives, and other healthcare professionals to
develop and implement care plans for newborns and mothers.
2.1.4 Ensure adherence to evidence-based practices and clinical protocols related to
newborn care, breastfeeding support, postpartum care, and neonatal
resuscitation.
2.1.5 Monitor patient outcomes and quality metrics, implementing interventions as
needed to improve care delivery and patient satisfaction

Adhere to RCMC guidelines for practice requirements and standards, for
example, safe handling, administration, storage and custody of medicinal
products.
2.1.7 Adhere to RCMC guidelines, policies and procedures.
2.1.8 Ensure that organizational goals are reflected in own and the nursing teams’
objectives and in unit/department plans.
2.1.9 Contribute to the development of the RCMC’s nursing policies and strategies.
2.1.10 Maintain own professional and personal development in accordance with the
Saudi Health Commission, standards and professional guidelines.
2.1.11 Establish and maintain relationships based on mutual respect communicating on
a regular basis with the patient/client, relatives and carers in the provision of care
and services.
2.1.12 Ensure appropriate systems are developed and operational to facilitate
dissemination of information within the unit/department team.
2.1.13 Adhere to the Data Protection Policy & Maintain effective records management
ensuring all documentation written or electronic is managed as per RCMC’s
guidelines.
2.1.14 Adhere to the Code of Conduct, as per Human Resource policies and procedures
2.1.15 Ensure risk management arrangements are in place within the unit/department.
2.1.16 Maybe assigned other duties, acts as patient advocate. Integrates Trans-cultural
principles into nursing care.
2.1.17 Evidence-based practice
i. Promote a culture of research and evidence-based practice& care within the
unit/department to enhance person-centered care.
ii. Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective
utilization and integration of evidence.
iii. Create an environment which supports a culture of life-long learning and reflective
practice for all staff.
iv. Ensure systems and processes are in place to support effective mentoring of relevant
staff.
2.1.18 Environment
i. Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors by
ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety,
healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting.
ii. Ensure staff awareness of environmental issues and take appropriate action as per
RCMC policy.
iii. Participate in the analysis, assessment and management of actual and potential risks
to health and well-being.
iv. Ensure safe and effective use of equipment as per RCMC policy.
v. Ensure near misses, incidents, accidents and faulty devices are recorded, reported,
investigated and learning disseminated as per RCMC policy.
2.1.19 Multi-professional working
i. Establish systems and processes to ensure effective communication and continuity of
patient/client care, liaising with multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams and community
services. Ensures regular staff meetings involving other personnel when necessary.
The Nurse Manager shall create an environment, which is conducive to appropriate,
open, honest and frank discussion.

ii. Attend meetings and forums, representing the unit at various levels both within RCMC
and external agencies.
iii. Ensures the development of the unit team encouraging staff to contribute their views
and ideas as appropriate
iv. Ensure that all clinical and other information is gathered, stored and passed on to
relevant departments/personnel, and information is accessible only to authorized
personnel and is stored in accordance with RCMC policy
v. Encouraging clients and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.
vi. Participating in establishment and maintenance of good working relationships with all
other units and departments on-site and elsewhere within RCMC.
2.1.20 Enhance the patient/client experience
i. Develop and maintain a culture of person-centered care within the unit/department.
ii. Promote a caring environment where equality and diversity issues are respected and
patients/clients and their careers are enabled to be partners in their care.
iii. Develop strategies for communication between staff, patients/clients, relatives and
their careers, showing awareness of barriers to understanding.
iv. Facilitate communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary/multiagency
team, and across care settings.
2.1.21 Coordination of the patient/client journey
i. Ensure the safety and quality of the patient’s/client’s journey by effective planning and
co-ordination of the episode of care, including the smooth transition to other settings.
ii. Ensure effective admission/discharge planning with relevant multi-disciplinary and
multi-agency teams as required.
2.1.22 Patient/client involvement
i. Identify opportunities for meaningful involvement of patients/clients and carers’ in
relation to the development of care and services.
ii. Ensure effective systems are in place to gain patient/client and carers’ feedback on
their experience of care.
iii. Ensure compliments and complaints are managed in line with RCMC policy.
2.1.23 Provide effective leadership and management on the unit
i. Role model, acts as a visible leader within the unit/department. Provide leadership
that enables professional decision making and effective team working.
ii. Empower and enable staff to contribute to the delivery of high-quality person-centered
care
iii. Support clinical expertise of nurses/midwives within the unit/department by role
modeling evidence-based person-centered care.
2.1.24 Develop team performance
i. Promote, develop and facilitate a learning culture within the unit/department.
ii. Promote equality of opportunity for all.
iii. Lead and participate in annual staff appraisal/development review, ensuring effective
implementation of the Knowledge and Skills competencies
iv. Lead and participate in learning needs analysis and facilitate annual personal
development plans for the nursing team.
v. Lead and participate in orientation and induction programmes for staff within the
unit/department.
vi. Lead, support and develop nursing health care support workers within the
unit/department.

Manage the unit/department environment

Effective use of resources

Continuous quality and improvement

Service improvement, development and modernization

Staff Management

. Ensure that all care provided is in accordance with the Directorate’s philosophy and
is, therefore, patients centered based on a comprehensive and thorough multidisciplinary assessment of an individual’s specific needs and which is implemented
in ways which are based on research and/or current best practice
2. Ensure that all care provided is regularly and systematically evaluated against
expected outcomes, ensuring any necessary changes in implementation are actioned
3. Ensure that all nursing care plans and other documents are properly and accurately
completed
4. Ensure that each patient has an identified and appropriate named nurse who is
suitability qualified and experienced
5. Ensure that mechanisms are in place within the team which ensures that the skills of
individual staff are matched to the individual needs of patients
6. Ensure that patients are made aware of, encourage and assisted to use all services
available to them. Ensure that all practices and interactions on the unit are based
on the preservation and respect of client’s dignity individual and cultural; identify
which (wherever possible) and are in accordance with the maintenance of
individual’s independence.
7. The Head Nurse is expected to have knowledge of all equipment used in the assigned
area.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Preferred Master’s in Nursing

Experience

• For Non-Saudi Minimum of 7 Yrs. Experience
• For Saudi Minimum of 5 yrs. Experience

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or
without reasonable accommodations that the essential functions of the job can be
performed
• Ability to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved
nursing techniques
• Ability to maintain appropriate aseptic technique for preparation, procedures, and
medications administered.
• Ability to maintain accurate patient data with basic computer skills
• Effective skills working with a diverse patient population
• Effective team working, interpersonal & communication skills
• Able to prioritize and organize time efficiently
• Flexible & Critical Thinker