Senior/Staff Nurse

As part of the Nursing Workforce for the Care Home, the Senior/Staff nurse supervises a team of Enrolled Nurses, Nursing Aides/Assistants and Heathcare Assistants; and oversees the delivery of required and optimal level of healthcare services, based on the defined care model, to residents in the home(s).

You will be posted to Senja / Woodlands Care Home.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assesses residents’ needs on admission and on daily basis throughout their stay at Nursing Home.

• Plans and implements care according to the assessed needs.

• Evaluates and monitors residents’ progress according to planned care.

• Ensure all documentation of residents’ case is maintained appropriately.

• Co-ordinate with Enrolled Nurses to implement care plan such as medication, hygiene care, social and physical activities for the residents.

• Participates actively in doctor’s round and carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed.

• Collaborates and discusses residents’ progress with the doctor and other healthcare providers (Rehab and Medical Social Worker), to ensure holistic delivery of care for residents.

• Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge, and critical thinking in the delivery of care to residents. To advocate early medical attention, when there is a decline in functional and cognitive abilities of the resident.

• Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment, and economical usage of consumables and supplies.

• Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration

• Provides resident/family with regular update on residents’ health conditions and facilitate family conference when required.

• Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards residents/family members, as well as to the peers and supervisors.

• Ensure compliance to operating procedures and policies to maintain quality clinical standards.

• Report discrepancies in nursing procedure and policy to NM / SNM and perform incident reporting activities including investigation, report writing and communicating response to the family members involved.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise new joiners, junior staff (e.g., NA & HCA) to take stock of their capabilities, to efficiently leverage on their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Conduct counselling session for care staff who may be facing trouble with work or have personal issues that might be affecting their work (ad-hoc basis).

• Facilitate and assist in planning of regular ward meetings.

• Identify and assess nursing service problems and assist nurse manager in the resolution of the problems.

• Keep abreast with the current nursing and healthcare practices (e.g., in-services, case conference, journal etc).

• Conduct periodical audits (Internal Quality Audit) as well as quality improvement audit to ensure that care staff are performing and meeting clinical standards.

• Conduct projects and/or research on current issues and in the healthcare sector (e.g. infection control, quality improvement) as assigned by NM/SNM.

Senior Staff Nurses are expected to hold expanded roles, as assigned by the Nursing Management Team.

Skills and Knowledge

• Candidate must possess at least a Degree/Diploma in Nursing from a recognised institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board.

• Nurses with post basic/advance diploma in Mental Health or those with previous experience in psychiatric setting are welcome to apply. 

• Valid Practising License with Singapore Nursing Board (SNB).

• Possess good clinical skills and knowledge.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Customer service-orientated: Compassionate, positive, and caring nature

• Good team player who is also able to work well independently.

• Self-motivated and result oriented.

• Be able to work rotational 12-hours shift.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.