Clinical Nurse (Peds General Surgery)

Role Overview

Clinical Nurse (Peds General Surgery) at Sidra Medicine. The role is based in Qatar and reports to the Chief Nursing Officer.

Company Overview

Sidra Medicine is a high-tech facility providing world-class patient care, scientific expertise, and educational resources. The organization delivers comprehensive specialist healthcare services for children and young people, and exceptional maternity, gynecology, and reproductive medical services for women.

Role Purpose

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for competently providing safe and effective direct care. The role requires assessment of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs of care for patients and families. The Clinical Nurse ensures all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, aligned to Sidra Standards of Practice, and participates in supervision, orientation and training of staff and students.

Key Responsibilities

Professionalism and Ethical Practice

• Practice within the DHP Scope of Practice according to licensure within the State of Qatar.
• Provide total individualized patient care and assume responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and discharge planning for each patient.
• Ensure timely documentation of care, discharge planning and family education aligned to Sidra standards of documentation.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by problem-solving appropriately during patient care.
• Independently initiate escalation of issues following the chain of command, utilizing resources as needed.
• Independently maintain licensure and regulatory requirements, including life support certifications and CPD requirements.
• Meet requirements of organizational, professional and departmental/role-specific orientation competencies.
• Role model appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursing.
• Adhere to time and attendance requirements.
• Participate in new staff and student orientation, assist in maintaining a suitable learning environment and act as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching of new staff and students.
• Actively participate in and contribute to the Shared Leadership structure to promote and embed Shared Leadership.
• Assume responsibility for own professional development through lifelong learning to ensure continued competence and performance improvement.

Patient and Family Centered Care

• Provide holistic, patient and family centered care based on evidence and best practice.
• Anticipate and respond to patient and family care requirements.
• Evaluate learning needs of patients and families and provide patient and family education.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Treat colleagues, patients and visitors with dignity and respect at all times.
• Promote and maintain effective communication and teamwork.
• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
• Contribute to a positive work environment.

Evidence Based Practice

• Adhere to Sidra's Nursing and Midwifery Standards of Practice.
• Ensure care is based on best evidence.
• Incorporate credible critically appraised evidence into nursing practice and when initiating change.

Quality Improvement

• Identify ways to improve services through quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and measure outcomes.
• Contribute to effective use of resources and identify opportunities for efficiency.

Safety

• Acknowledge own limitations in knowledge, judgment and/or skills, and function within those limitations.
• Seek resolution in knowledge and competency gaps to ensure patient safety is maintained at all times.
• Demonstrate consistent and reliable use of technology and standardized practices that support safety and quality.
• Communicate observations or concerns related to hazards and errors to patients, families and the healthcare team.
• Use organizational error reporting systems for near miss and event reporting.
• Demonstrate effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for own clinical decision, delegation and provide supervision to team members according to their competence and scope of practice.

Informatics

• Accurately, concisely and appropriately document care, interventions and outcomes in a timely manner.
• Practice contemporaneous documentation, ensuring entries into the medical record are recorded and signed in real time.
• Utilize data from the patient record to make decisions and respond appropriately to clinical decision-making supports and alerts.
• Protect confidentiality of protected health information in electronic health records.
• Follow all Hospital related policies and procedures.
• Adhere to Sidra's standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Adhere to and promote Sidra's Values.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years)
• Registered Nurse
• 2+ years of recent clinical nursing experience within the relevant specialty from a highly esteemed healthcare institution
• Post graduate certificate in specialty if applicable in country of origin
• For Qatari Nationals, offspring of Qatari women and holders of Qatari family residency, or graduates of university in Qatar: refer to DHP Circular No. (DHP/2025/24), or any subsequent/latest circular or regulation that may be applicable at the time
• Exceptions to the experience requirement may be granted for Qatari nationals (internal and external candidates), with a reduction of up to two (2) years. For a DHP licensable role, the experience requirements mandated by the Department of Healthcare Professions, along with the defined scope of practice, must be strictly followed.

Certification and Licensure

• Valid professional Nursing license in country of origin

Skills & Competencies

• Effective communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Additional Information

• In view of the evolving needs and opportunities within Sidra, this position may be required to perform other duties as assigned and reporting relationships may vary.