Assistant Nurse Manager
Salary not disclosedPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 13 days
About the company
Oceania Hospitals is a private healthcare and diagnostics provider in Fiji. It serves the country and the wider region through clinical excellence and superior services.
About the role
The Assistant Nurse Manager supports the overall management and coordination of nursing services at Oceania Hospitals, reporting to the Nurse Manager. The role assists in ensuring effective nursing operations, high standards of patient care, staff supervision, clinical governance, and compliance with hospital policies and professional nursing standards. This vacancy is listed as VAC. 42/2026.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and oversee pathology and laboratory services to ensure efficient and high-quality operations.
- Assist the Nurse Manager in the overall planning, coordination, and management of nursing services to ensure efficient departmental operations and quality patient care.
- Support the implementation and monitoring of nursing policies, procedures, clinical protocols, and professional standards across nursing units.
- Supervise and guide nursing staff to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate patient care in accordance with established hospital standards.
- Monitor nursing practices, patient outcomes, and service delivery to identify areas for improvement and promote continuous quality improvement.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and escalate staffing shortages, operational concerns, and requests for overtime to the Nurse Manager for approval.
- Participate in nursing meetings, committees, audits, and quality improvement initiatives to strengthen clinical standards and operational effectiveness.
- Provide leadership and guidance during emergencies and assist in resolving operational and clinical issues in a timely and professional manner.
About the successful candidate
- A Bachelor's degree in Nursing or an equivalent recognised nursing qualification.
- Current registration with the relevant Fiji nursing regulatory authority.
- At least five (5) years of relevant clinical nursing experience, preferably including experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Demonstrated knowledge of nursing management, clinical governance, patient safety, infection prevention and control, and healthcare quality standards.
- Experience in staff supervision, workforce planning, performance management, and the coordination of nursing services.
- Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with clinical and non-clinical teams.
- Proficiency in computer applications and nursing documentation systems.