The Government of Barbados is seeking to recruit experienced, dynamic, and committed individuals who are interested in a challenging yet highly rewarding professional opportunity for the position of:
POSITION: REGISTERED NURSE
FACILITY: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is Barbados’ primary acute care medical facility and provides quality, extensive care in a wide array of medical specialties. Its bed capacity is 600, and it is also an accredited teaching hospital affiliated with the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
The institution is one of 7000 health care facilities globally whose best practices for health care meet the standards of Accreditation Canada and has been accredited ‘Gold Status’. The QEH has begun the transformation of its people, processes, and product delivery towards becoming a truly patient-centered institution.
JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse under the supervision of the Nursing Officer ensures that holistic needs assessment of patient and family are completed and documented;
- assures quality and safe patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards;
- measures health outcomes against patient care goals and standards;
- makes or recommends necessary adjustments and follows hospital and nursing philosophies and standards.
- In the absence of the Nursing Officer assumes responsibility for the management of daily operations, including work allocation, deployment, and supervision of staff to ensure the smooth running of the ward/unit.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- A fully Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana who holds an Associate Degree or a Bachelor of Science Degree in General Nursing with a minimum of three (3) years experience as a Registered Nurse and
- The Registered Nurse must be either, a Critical Care, a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, an Emergency Room, a Peri-operative; an Ophthalmic, an Artificial Kidney Unit, a Pediatric, a Geriatric, a Public Health or a Psychiatric trained Nurse.
- Experience in Medical/Surgical Nursing is also required.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Each candidate is required to provide the following:
- Application Form;
- Updated curriculum vitae;
- Three (3) copies of nursing qualifications with original certificates for verification;
- Proof of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana,
- Two (2) original police certificates of character dated within the last six (6) months;
- Two (2)reference letters dated no more than six (6) months from the date
of submission; - Biodata page of a valid passport and must not expire within two (2) years;
- The original and one copy of the Birth Certificate;
- Three (3) certified passport-sized photos;
- Where applicable, evidence of change name (e.g. marriage certificate);
- Completed Pre-Employment Health Screening Form with evidence of Medical Immunization Record of MMR, (2) doses; HEP B, (3) doses and Lab evidence of immunity (immune or non-immune) must be provided after the vaccine series is completed, polio, DPT, yellow fever, BCG, Chicken Pox (2) doses and COVID-19 Vaccination (s);
- Letter of appointment to the Service if applicable;
- Registration with the Nursing Council of Barbados Form,
- Possession of current Basic Life Support certification; and
- Nurses with critical care experience should possess Advanced Life Support Certification.
NOTE: Candidates are required to submit all the necessary documents including certified copies of qualifications and professional registration on the day of the scheduled interview.
Unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged
HOW TO APPLY
The MOH-HRHD International Recruitment Portal will be opened on Friday, 31 st December 2021,
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, 5th January 2022 for applicants to apply
NOTE:
P.O. Box MB44, Accra
Digital Address: GA-029-4296
Kindly quote this number and date on all correspondence
our Ref. No.: MOH/HRHD/lF/CB37
Your Ref. No.:
29th December 2021
