Nairobi Women’s Hospital Senior Staff Nurses (Theatre) Jobs in Kenya

The Nairobi Women’s Hospital is fast expanding and is looking for top talent to join its team. 

The hospital vision is “We are trusted with the healthcare of women in Africa”. 

We take pride in our highly qualified professionals who everyday deliver our mission – “With passion we deliver healthcare”.
 

We are looking for high caliber individuals to join our team of healthcare professionals in the following positions.

Senior Staff Nurse – Theatre

5 Positions


Reporting to the Nursing Officer, Theatre the person will provide high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in Theatre.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section while leading a team of nurses in delivering projects and team targets.
• Inducting and mentoring new staffs at the section level.
• Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care.
• Implementing health and safety regulations and policies and procedure.
• Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition.
• Caring for postoperative patient by undertaking and recording post operative observations.
• Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
• Implementing emergency procedure including resuscitation as and when necessary.
• Undertaking routine duties to prepare theatre for procedures.
• Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.
• Participating in continuous medical education and clinical instruction to other staff and NWHMTC students.
• Ensuring proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times.
• Preparing, implementing and monitoring departmental rotas including reports.
• Ensuring all procedures in theatre are carried out as required and that doctors get the nursing support required.

Person Specification

Qualification, Skills & Experience

• KRCHN with diploma in specialised area (theatre).
• BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
• Membership to a professional body
• Influencing and implementing innovation
• Patients management interaction
• Information management
• Application and exploitation of IT
• At least 3 years relevant experience (BSN qualifications)
• At least 6 years relevant experience with KRCHN

Key Competence

• Visionary
• Humble
• Emotional Intelligence
• Entrepreneurial
• Team player

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications and curriculum vitae with details of current and expected salary to vacancies@nwch.co.ke clearly indicating the position applied for on the subject line. 

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, 21st June 2013.
 

Do not attach certificates.
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.