Posted on: Tue 10-11-2026

CVM  Careers - Our client is  recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Nursing Services 

Location: Warri, Delta

 

Role Overview

• The Director of Nursing Services will provide strategic and professional leadership for the hospital's nursing workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred nursing care across all clinical departments.
• The successful candidate will establish nursing standards, oversee nursing operations, strengthen workforce capacity and promote a culture of clinical excellence, accountability and continuous professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and overall management of the hospital's nursing services.
• Develop and implement nursing policies, clinical standards, protocols and operational guidelines.
• Oversee nursing workforce planning, recruitment, deployment, scheduling and performance management.
• Supervise and provide professional direction to Assistant Directors of Nursing, matrons, ward managers and other nursing personnel.
• Ensure adequate nursing coverage and appropriate skill mix across wards, ICU, A&E, theatre, maternity and other clinical units.
• Monitor nursing quality indicators, patient outcomes and compliance with clinical standards.
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention and control, and adherence to established nursing protocols.
• Lead nursing audits, clinical reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Identify nursing training needs and establish continuing professional development programmes.
• Ensure compliance with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) requirements and other relevant regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with medical consultants and other departmental leaders to improve multidisciplinary patient care.
• Provide regular reports on nursing performance, staffing, patient safety and service delivery to hospital management.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Science (BNSc) or an equivalent recognised nursing qualification.
• Current registration and valid practising licence with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
• Master's degree in Nursing, Nursing Administration, Healthcare Management or a related discipline will be an advantage.
• Relevant postgraduate nursing qualifications or specialist certifications will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years' post-qualification nursing experience, with at least 5 years in a senior nursing management or leadership position.
• Demonstrable experience managing nursing services in a tertiary hospital or a comparably complex healthcare institution.
• Strong knowledge of nursing standards, clinical governance, patient safety and healthcare quality management.
• Proven ability to lead large nursing teams, manage workforce challenges and drive clinical performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making and interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date

30th November, 2026.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV and a cover letter to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

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