Job description

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

• Do the right thing

  
  

• Be the patient’s advocate

  
  

• Be open and transparent

  
  

• Deliver safe, compassionate care

  
  

• Recognize the uniqueness of each patient

  
  

• Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience

  
  

• Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture

  
  

• Lead and influence changes in healthcare

  
  

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

• Safety

  
  

• Excellence

  
  

• Ethics

  
  

• Trust

  
  

• Collaboration

  
  

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, to the patient's bystanders all the time, every time.

• Develop and maintain a learning culture amongst nurses, particularly in the specialist field in which they work.

  
  

• Be an expert registered nurses with advanced education, training or certification in their specialized area of practice. Specialty practice may be defined by population, clinical setting a disease/medical subspecialty and type of care or type of problem.

  
  

• Be a role model and always seek to improve the safety and quality of care delivered to patients in the specialist field.

  
  

• Be a member of the interprofessional team as a subject matter expert in his/ her field of specialization.

  
  

• Support and lead audit and data collection in their area of specialization for KPIs and benchmarking.

  
  

• Support the nurse educator with training programs, training needs analysis within the specialised field.

  
  

• Support patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

  
  

• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment.

  
  

• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.

  
  

• Understand and analyze the assessment information and data.

  
  

• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.

  
  

• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.

  
  

• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders.

  
  

• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.

  
  

• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.

  
  

• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

  
  

• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

  
  

• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.

  
  

• Support the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.

  
  

• Responsible for the competent physical documented assessment (using all sources to hand including observation and communication) and subsequent preparation of appropriate treatment for a patient's skin care needs based on good clinical knowledge, experience, and consultation with a Dermatologist/Physician

  
  

• Responsible for the trained and competent use of Laser machines for the purpose of hair removal as recognized by the certification of the Dermatologists in NMC.

  
  

• Provides up-to-date and sanctioned knowledge and empathic support for clients who wish to, or those who need to undergo hair removal treatment (including permanent, hair reduction, laser skin resurfacing and vascular lesions with the Dermatologist). This may include laser tattoo removal

  
  

• The treatment and care of skin pre and post procedure and surgery including the identification of wounds, types and stages of healing and the necessity of informing and working with medical practitioners should the case indicate

  
  

• The treatment and care of facial skin to maintain and improve its appearance, including understanding about the sun and its effect on the skin.

  
  

• The provision, based on competence, of pain relief and stress reduction and anxiety reduction techniques prior to procedures provided by a dermatologist. 

  
  

• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of all procedures including detailed informed consents, and patient education regarding equipment and skin care protocols.

  
  

1. Valid DOH/DHA/MOH/SHA License.
2. Must have 2-3 years' experience within the specialist field.
3. Licensed Healthcare Professional by either of the Authorities as a Registered Nurse, Assistant Nurse or Beauty Therapist.

4. Academic qualification as Registered Nurse, Assistant Nurse, or Beauty Therapist and Hair reduction certification from one of the following bodies if attained from outside UAE:

   
   

   a. The Society for Clinical and Medical Hair Removal (SCHMR).

   
   

   b. National Council on Laser Certification (NCLC) With evidence of ten (10) hands-on training cases.

   
   
5. Have completed the relevant competencies within the specialist field.
6. Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
7. Preference to candidate fluent in communicating in Arabic.

8. Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association.