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Assistant Chief Nursing Officer - Benin
Dragnet Solutions is a dynamic Information Technology company that specializes in the design, development and implementation of innovative people screening solutions. Since our incorporation in 2007, we have been at the forefront of creating and recreating objective recruitment and application management processes to meet international standards. As official...
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer - Benin
- Job Type Full Time , Onsite
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 8 years
- Location Edo
- City Benin
- Job Field Medical / Healthcare
About the role
- The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for providing senior nursing supervision in both out-patient and in-patient settings.
- The role supports nursing leadership, coordinates care, supervises nursing staff, and ensures compliance with clinical and professional standards.
- This position combines responsibilities for ambulatory care clinics and 24-hour ward-based care.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior nursing leadership and supervision.
- Supervise, mentor, and appraise nursing staff and support their development.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and timely nursing records.
- Apply infection-prevention and clinical-governance standards.
- Maintain valid NMCN registration/licence and MCPDP compliance.
- Act as senior resource for triage decisions and clinical escalations (out-patient).
- Coordinate injection, dressing, and minor-procedure clinics (out-patient).
- Act as senior clinical resource for deteriorating-patient escalation and complex ward-based care decisions (in-patient).
- Oversee shift handover quality and admission/discharge planning (in-patient).
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification from an accredited School/College of Nursing or a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc/BSc Nursing) from a recognized university.
- Completion of orientation/internship and NYSC (for degree holders), or valid exemption.
- Minimum of 8 years of post-registration (NMCN) nursing experience, including experience at Principal Nursing Officer grade or equivalent.
- Experience supervising nursing staff within relevant out-patient and in-patient services, and multidisciplinary hospital team work.
Required skills
- Leadership and supervision of nursing staff.Knowledge of nursing practice relevant to out-patient and in-patient care.
- Competence in nursing assessment, care planning, and safe medication administration.
- Understanding of patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical governance.
- Accurate nursing record-keeping.
- Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
Nice to have:
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Additional registrable or post-basic nursing qualifications (e.g., midwifery, public health, or specialist nursing certification).
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Experience in a multi-specialty hospital, corporate hospital network, HMO-facing health system, public-sector hospital, or large institutional healthcare environment.
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