Dragnet Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable multi-specialist hospital, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief Nursing Officer (Out-Patient)
Location: Abuja
About the role
- To provide professional leadership and overall accountability for nursing services across the hospital, ensuring safe, effective, compassionate and patient-centred nursing care.
- The Chief Nursing Officer sets nursing standards, leads the nursing workforce, and ensures compliance with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall professional and administrative leadership of nursing services across all streams.
- Set, maintain and audit standards of nursing care, patient safety and nursing governance.
- Lead nursing workforce planning, staffing, rostering and skill-mix across units.
- Supervise, mentor, appraise and develop nursing leaders and staff, and coordinate CPD/MCPDP compliance.
- Ensure safe, effective and compassionate nursing care across out-patient, in-patient and specialised (oncology/infusion) services, recognising the distinct clinical demands of each.
- Ensure effective interface between nursing and medical, pharmacy, diagnostic, managed-care and support services.
- Contribute to service planning, resource management and quality-improvement initiatives.
- Ensure nursing practice is delivered by appropriately registered and licensed nurses, in line with NMCN requirements and internal policies.
- Represent nursing in hospital governance, committees and management forums.
Requirements
Education:
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification from an accredited School/College of Nursing, or a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc/BSc Nursing) from a recognised university.
- Completion of any required orientation/internship and NYSC (for degree holders), or a valid exemption where applicable.
Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years of post-registration (NMCN) nursing experience, including at least 5 years in senior nursing leadership.
- Substantial post-registration nursing experience, including experience at a senior or nurse-leadership level.
- Demonstrable experience leading and coordinating nursing services across units.
- Experience in nursing governance, quality assurance, staffing, and the supervision and appraisal of nursing staff.
Required skills:
- Strong knowledge of nursing practice and nursing leadership across care settings.
- Ability to lead and coordinate a large nursing workforce.
- Sound understanding of nursing governance, patient safety, audit and quality assurance.
- Ability to plan nursing staffing and skill-mix.
- Effective communication, teaching and supervisory skills.
- Sound clinical record-keeping and competent use of clinical systems.
Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2026.
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