Head Nurse/Matron at

Posted on: Mon 28-11-2022

Ensure the highest standardof evidence-based nursingcare is delivered to all patients and their families.
Monitor and ensure patient satisfaction and be proactive in managing any issue that is identified.
Ensure that all nursing practicesare meeting the required standards.
Discuss and promoteinnovations that will improve patientcare
Ensure that all policies,procedures, guidelines and work instructions that relate to the patientmanagement regularly reviewed and updated, as required.
Investigate incidents, accidents, concerns, non-conformities and complaints pertaining to the wards and team, ensuring that statements are collected within agreed deadlines and in accordance with hospital policies
Exercise fair and firm leadership, establishing and maintaining high morale on the wards.
Produce staff duty roastersto meet the activity of the wards/OPD, ensuring that staffinglevels appropriately reflect case mix and dependency levels.
Participate in selection and recruitment process,ensuring that all new staffreceive an appropriate and completed induction to the hospitaland wards that is documented.
Ensure the wards complywith all healthand safety requirements and that appropriate policies and procedures are in place.
Ensure that all non-compliances are reported and appropriate actionstaken as required.
Administration of injections
Administration of oral drugs
Counseling of patients
Follow up on all discharged or referred patients
Making wards environment conducive for patientand relatives
Monitoring of patientand giving health educationto them
Monitoring of labourcases
Looking after patient‘s health afterdeliveries
Reporting of patient’situational pulse to doctors
Setting of intravenous infusion (when the needs arises)
Monitoring of the food to be given to the patient
Management of Nursingstaff
Calling or following up ANC patient when the needarises
Ensuring functionality of the ward and associated facilities daily.
Receiving complaints and solve problemsof all patients
Relationship management of in-patients & their relatives
Ensuring documentation of post &delivery operative note
Any other assignment from higher authority