Management Track
Nurses on the Management Track are tasked with responsibilities of maintaining a high level of operational efficiency as well as quality care and service within the patient care units. He/she will also be involved in reviewing and improving work processes, as well as supporting patient care delivery to create an integrated and seamless service for our patients.
Responsible for directing nursing activities, Nurse Managers supervise a staff that includes registered nurses, enrolled nurses, healthcare assistants and patient care associates. Motivating and developing staff under his/her care is a challenging yet critical task. State of the art technologies, such as e-Rostering and TrendCare systems are harnessed to plan work schedules and assign duties to nurses and aides to deliver high standard of care.
Nurses who chose to be in management are engaged in problem solving; conducting performance evaluations; overseeing the unit's budget; communicating and educating staff on policies and practice; and addressing concerns from patients and their families. They develop and implement strategies and programmes to achieve the highest standards in clinical, operational and financial matters.
They must possess the ability to communicate effectively in many different settings. Leadership skills are essential as well as the ability to analyse a problem and make appropriate decisions. As a Nurse Manager progresses further, he/she will one day become an influential and outstanding nurse who is capable of leading the nursing profession to greater heights!
Clinical Track
Role of Nurse Clinicians
Nurses in NUH have the opportunities to specialise in the care of specific patient group within their chosen field of nursing. These Nurse Clinicians play a key role in the care management of patients with complex health needs through the provision of direct patient care, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. To assist patients in restoring their quality of life within an optimum rehabilitative environment, Nurse Clinicians work closely with community services and support organisations to ensure continuity of care. Not only are they advocates and health educators for patients, families and communities, Nurse Clinicians are also involved in staff education, and in ensuring and developing nursing care standards and practices through evidence based and quality improvement initiatives.
Development of APN (Advanced Practice Nurse)
With the advent of the APN Register at the Singapore Nursing Board, nurses on the Clinical Track will be able to venture into new territories like never before. APNs are registered nurses who are prepared with Master degree in clinical nursing to provide preventive and acute health-care services to individuals. They work independently and collaboratively with the healthcare team. Their scope of care extends beyond that of traditional nursing and encroaching on medical practice. APNs are authorised to take health histories and provide complete physical examinations; diagnose and treat many common acute and chronic problems; interpret laboratory and diagnostic results; furnish and manage medications and other therapies; provide health teaching and counselling to support healthy lifestyle behaviors and prevent illness; and refer patients to other health professionals as needed.
Nursing Specialties
As nursing positions expand beyond the traditional hospital nursing roles, nurses have increased options and flexibility. The wide selection of patient care units and medical specialties offers a career enhancing setting for the professional nurse who desire to develop in bedside nursing. Opportunities exist in these nursing specialties and subspecialties:
Nursing Specialties
- Critical Care
- Emergency
- Medical
- Obstetric & Gynaecology
- Oncology
- Orthopaedic
- Paediatric
- Perioperative
- Surgery
Nursing Sub-Specialties
- Breast Cancer
- Diabetes
- Gastrointestinal
- Gerontology
- Infection Control
- Neuroscience
- OPAT
- Ophthalmology
- Pain
- Psychological Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Wound/Stoma/Continence
Education Track
Nurses on the Education Track have an overarching responsibility to develop and enhance the professional knowledge, clinical skills, and attitudes of student nurses and registered nurses within the Nursing Department. Nurse Educators design, develop and organise relevant training programmes with the intent of providing quality patient care to our patients and in alignment with the hospital's mission of providing excellent service to our patients.
The role of the Nurse Educators is that of a teacher, mentor, counsellor, facilitator, and coordinator for nurses to transit and phase in smoothly and safely into the clinical practice area and functions. NUH offers diverse and challenging clinical experiences to nursing students as they advance in their education. The Nurse Educators collaborates with teaching institutions to provide comprehensive educational opportunities. These educational experiences provide nursing students opportunities to work alongside other professionals in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
Nurse Educators in NUH are equipped with capabilities to deliver programmes such as induction courses for newly graduated Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and new recruits, certification courses such as Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Patient Safety Workshop. They use varied teaching and learning strategies such as lectures, demonstrations, role-play, reflection, critical thinking, concept mapping and problem- based learning to achieve clinical and professional competency outcomes.
In order to be a Nurse Educator in NUH, one needs to have sound knowledge, good clinical skills as well as an aptitude and passion for teaching.
