Matron at a Leading International Boarding School

A leading International Boarding School in Lagos requires the services of suitable candidates for immediate employment in the position below:

Job Title: Matron

Location: Ibeju, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Resposibilities

• Managing and supervising operational issues in the Clinic
• Managing the duty roster and allocating the staff depending on the workload.
• Assisting the Doctors to put forward nursing policies and protocols and monitoring its adherence by the staff.
• Finding out the problem areas and discussing them with the Nursing Officers to develop a practical solution.
• Recording the data required for evaluating the quality indicators and measuring the same.
• Accountable for the equipment’s used in the nursing and clinical care areas.
• Monitoring the resource (linen, consumables, medicine, etc) allocation among different units.
• Encouraging the participation of nursing staff in the training activities.
• Providing on the job training as and when variances observed.
• To go on rounds to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services.
• Officiates in the absence of Doctors.
• Participates in the formulation of Nursing Services, philosophies, objectives and SOPs.
• Assists in the recruitment of Nursing Staff.
• Helps in allocating Nursing personnel to various Nursing Services Departments.
• Keeps records and reports of the Nursing Services.
• Assists in planning and organizing the new units in the hospital.
• Maintains confidential reports & reports of the Nursing Staff.
• Takes regular hospitals rounds.
• Supervises care given in various departments
• Interprets the policies & procedures of the clinical care to subordinate staff and others.
• Acts as a liaison officer between the Doctors and the Nursing staff of the clinic.
• Attends to emergency calls in rotation concerning clinic or hostel problems.
• Review medication errors/adverse reaction/sentinel events.
• Review outcome measures in the clinic.
• Assists in planning and implementing staff development programmes.
• Guides and counsels nursing staff.
• Arranges orientation programmes for new nursing staff.
• Maintains discipline among nursing personnel
• Arranges and participates in professional and social functions of the students.
• Maintains good public relations.
• Carries out other duties assigned to her by the Doctor.

Qualification, Experience, Skills and Competencies

• BSc. Nursing, Graduate of School of Nursing (Certified from the Nursing Council of Nigeria) or any equivalent Certificate from any recognized Nursing school.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ work experience
• Must be a registered Nurse or Midwife with a valid practice license.
• Ability to communicate properly and effectively with parents and all stakeholders
• Ability to work in a team, work without close supervision and within established timeframes.
• Capability to manage a variety of patients and tasks throughout the day.
• Infection Control.
• Nursing Skills, Health Promotion and Maintenance.
• Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care
• Proficiency in the usage of Microsoft Office tools
• Prior experience working in private or government hospital setting.
• Attention to details, organization and problem solving skills
• High level of proactivity and ability to follow through on assigned tasks
• High sense of commitment, responsibility andaccountability
• High integrity and ethical standards.

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2022.