Sister In Charge - Theatre
Healthcare, Pharmacy, Doctors Jobs
- St Anne's Hospital
- Expires 04 Dec 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
To oversee and coordinate all nursing and support activities within the operating theatre to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative care. The Sister-in-Charge provides leadership, supervision, and clinical expertise to theatre staff, ensuring adherence to professional standards, infection control protocols, and hospital policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Leadership and Management
• Supervise, lead, and motivate theatre nursing and support staff.
• Develop duty rosters and ensure adequate staffing levels for all surgical procedures.
• Identify training needs and coordinate ongoing professional development for theatre personnel.
• Participate in recruitment, orientation, and performance appraisal of theatre staff.
2. Clinical Oversight
• Ensure safe, efficient, and evidence-based nursing care for all surgical patients.
• Monitor compliance with aseptic techniques, infection prevention, and control standards.
• Oversee preparation and maintenance of operating rooms and equipment.
• Coordinate with surgeons, anaesthetists, and other multidisciplinary team members for smooth theatre operations.
• Participate in surgical procedures where clinical support is required.
3. Operational Management
• Plan and organize daily theatre lists in collaboration with surgeons.
• Ensure effective use and maintenance of theatre instruments, equipment, and consumables.
• Maintain accurate patient, procedure, and equipment records.
• Enforce adherence to health and safety protocols.
4. Quality Assurance and Risk Management
• Implement and monitor theatre policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Participate in infection control audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and report incidents, near misses, and equipment failures promptly.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
5. Resource Management
• Monitor and manage theatre stock levels, including surgical instruments, linen, and medications.
• Prepare requisitions and maintain inventory control to prevent shortages or wastage.
• Contribute to budgeting and cost containment within the theatre unit.
6. Communication and Coordination
• Maintain effective communication with surgeons, anaesthetists, wards, CSSD, and pharmacy.
• Ensure accurate handover and continuity of patient care between theatre and recovery/ward teams.
Qualifications and Experience
• Post basic qualification in Theatre Nursing.
• Minimum of 5 years post-basic experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or senior theatre role.
• Sound knowledge of operating theatre techniques, infection control, and perioperative care.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Leadership and people management.
• Ability to work under pressure and in emergency situations.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and patient safety.
How to Apply
Prospective candidates in possession of the above should send applications together with current detailed CV’s to recruitment@stanneshospital.co.zw and mention the position being applied for in the subject matter.
Deadline for receipt of applications is Thursday, 4 December 2025 at close of business.
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