Clinical Resource Nurse Medical Surgical

The Clinical Resource Nurse for Medical-Surgical services provides clinical guidance, mentoring and education to nursing staff and supports consistent application of evidence-based practice. The role identifies learning needs, advises teams on complex care issues and works with quality colleagues to improve patient outcomes. It also helps maintain clinical guidelines, nursing documentation and professional development programmes across the relevant units.

Key Responsibilities

• Orient and mentor new nurses and staff, helping them meet clinical competencies and departmental practice standards.
• Provide clinical consultation on complex medical-surgical situations, care plans and nursing interventions.
• Assess specialty-based education needs and develop workshops or learning activities on clinical practice and new technologies.
• Identify gaps in practice, support corrective strategies and help implement evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
• Collaborate with quality teams to monitor patient outcomes, staff performance and clinical indicators for improvement.
• Support continuing professional development, equipment training, electronic documentation resources and nursing research activities.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Recognised professional nursing qualification and the applicable UAE nursing licence or eligibility for the assigned position.
• Minimum five years of experience as a Clinical Resource Nurse in a Medical-Surgical Unit.
• Experience mentoring nurses, assessing competency and supporting clinical education or quality-improvement work.
• Ability to use electronic health records and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Skills and Working Approach

This role requires advanced assessment and critical-thinking skills, strong presentation and interpersonal ability, and confidence teaching adults in a clinical setting. Candidates should be collaborative, organised and committed to patient safety, professional development and respectful communication.

Employment Details

Full-time hospital position in Dubai. Work includes coordination with nursing leadership, educators, biomedical teams and quality professionals, following clinical policies and regulatory requirements.