256 Nurse Manager jobs in Singapore

Job Purpose
The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides both clinical and administrative support to the Nurse Manager. The role is key in upholding the values of the Home and leading staff in delivering safe, competent, compassionate, and holistic nursing care to residents.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical & Operational Leadership
Oversee daily nursing operations and ensure adequate staffing levels across shifts.
Apply a holistic and multifaceted approach to planning and delivering care that meets residents’ needs.
Ensure nursing services comply with all regulations, licensing, and professional standards.
Conduct regular nursing rounds to identify clinical and service gaps, and implement corrective actions.
Liaise with doctors, dietitians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to facilitate residents’ care.
Deputise for the Nurse Manager in their absence and serve as a resource person for Staff Nurses and below.
Staff Supervision & Development
Plan and schedule work assignments, and assist the Nurse Manager in determining staffing requirements.
Supervise, guide, and mentor nurses to ensure high standards of practice and service.
Monitor and evaluate staff performance, providing constructive feedback to the Nurse Manager.
Conduct performance appraisals and counsel staff on professional conduct and practices.
Coordinate induction and orientation programmes for new, promoted, or re-designated staff. Provide direct induction support where required.
Oversee ongoing staff education and training to ensure safe and quality care delivery.
Quality & Continuous Improvement
Monitor and evaluate nursing workflows, systems, and processes to drive safe and efficient care.
Identify and present resident care issues during clinical conferences and other professional platforms.
Recommend improvements to enhance the quality of care and residents’ satisfaction.
Collaboration & Communication
Build effective communication and collaboration channels with residents, families, intra- and inter-departmental teams.
Ensure timely escalation of clinical and service issues to the Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
Job Requirements
Degree in a health-related subject or equivalent, OR Post-basic Certificate / Advanced Diploma in a Nursing specialty, OR Diploma in Nursing (recognized by Singapore Nursing Board).
At least 2 years of experience in a similar leadership position in a medium or large-sized nursing home, OR at least 6 years of nursing experience as a Senior Staff Nurse in an acute or community hospital.
State Registered Nurse with a valid Practicing Certificate from the Singapore Nursing Board.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a passion for elderly care.
Competency & Proficiency Level
Must Have Competencies
Social Sector Policy Influence - Level 5
Organisational Culture Development - Level 5
Stakeholder Management - Level 5
Strategy Implementation - Level 5
Department Performance Management - Level 5
Business Continuity - Level 5
Cyber Incident Management - Level 5
Emergency Response and Crisis Management - Level 5
Human Resource Strategy Formulation - Level 5
Budgeting - Level 5
Marketing Strategy - Level 5
Good to Have Competencies
Change Management - Level 5
Ethics, Values and Legislation - Level 5
Diversity Awareness and Management - Level 5
Manpower Planning - Level 5
Strategy Planning - Level 5
Critical Core Skills
Communication - Advanced
Influence - Advanced
Collaboration - Advanced
Adaptability – Advanced
Decision Making – Advanced
*Please refer to Technical Skills and Competency (TSCs) and Critical Core Skills (CCSs) in Skills Framework for Social Service Industry via the SkillsFuture.gov.sg site.
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Reporting to the Director of Nursing, you will serve as the Head/Deputy head of Nursing for the Nursing home assigned.
You would be responsible for the day-to-day operations, improvements and enhancements of clinical nursing services so as to ensure that safe, high quality, efficient and cost effective care is delivered to residents and their families.
Main Responsibilities
Nursing Operations
Oversees and manage the assigned nursing home operations to ensure that the relevant nursing home’s philosophy, policies and objectives are reflected in the day-to-day care of each resident.
Oversees the team of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Nursing Aides and Healthcare Assistants.
Oversees incident reporting activities including investigation, report writing and communicating response to the family members involved.
Develop and implement strategies that will be effective during emergency situations.
Participate in budgetary planning for the centre and ensure there is effective implementation and optimal utilisation of budget.
Ensures appropriate skills mix and adequate manpower resourcing for all shifts and types of services.
Clinical Standards
Responsible for the compliance of all nursing standards as stipulated by Ministry of Health and Singapore Nursing Board.
Leads quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
Promotes evidence-based practices or nursing care delivery.
Ensure written policies and procedures and work process are available and up to date to guide the nursing care delivery.
Ensures smooth transition of residents from acute to chronic care and back to the community, where possible.
Directs care of the residents to ensure compliance to standards.
Stakeholder Management
Participate actively in discussions/communication with external agencies (e.g. AIC, MOH).
Ensure there is effective stakeholder management with all groups of stakeholders (e.g., residents, their families, government agencies etc.).
Partner the Operations Manager in the upkeep, security, maintenance of building, facilities and equipment.
People Development
Directs and facilitates staff development, skills and competency upgrading through various opportunities such as formal education, in-house training, on-the-job training or approved online learning programmes.
Work with closely with relevant department to develop the training needs and curriculum for the nursing team.
Requirement
At least 6 to 8 years of leadership role in health care setting.
Recognised Degree or Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Nursing
Must have a valid licence from SNB as RN
Candidates who are less experienced may apply and be considered for the role of Assistant Nurse Manager.
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St. Andrew's Nursing Home Taman Jurong – Jurong Town
Oversight
Oversee a team of registered and enrolled nurses, nursing aides, healthcare assistants. This may include oversight of multi-disciplinary care providers such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, medical social workers and others.
Quality and Patient Safety
Responsible for compliance of all nursing standards as stipulated by Ministry of health and Singapore Nursing Board.
Lead quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care. Ensures quality audits are planned and conducted periodically. Follow up with areas for corrective improvements.
Promote evidence-based practices or nursing care delivery.
Ensure written policies and procedures and work process are available and up to date to guide the nursing care delivery.
Care Delivery
Ensure the smooth transition of residents from acute to chronic care and back to the community, where possible.
Direct care of the residents to ensure compliance to standards.
Staff Resources
Ensure appropriate skills mix and adequate manpower resourcing for all shifts and types of services.
Staff Development
Direct and facilitate staff development, skills and competency upgrading through various opportunities. These may include formal education, in-house training or approved online learning programmes.
Guide orientation/induction programmes and preceptorship for all new staff.
Director Support
Support the Director of Nursing in nursing home management and deputizes in her absence.
Job Requirements
Minimum Degree / Post Graduates in Nursing.
Registered with Singapore Nursing Board.
At least 4 years of clinical or management experience as Nurse Manager in a hospital/ Nursing Home setting.
Possess Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified.
Proficiency in MS Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point.
Knowledge in ECCare Account and Timesoft will be advantage.
Ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.
Teamwork and passion for serving the elderly residents.
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Job Purpose

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides both clinical and administrative support to the Nurse Manager. The role is key in upholding the values of the Home and leading staff in delivering safe, competent, compassionate, and holistic nursing care to residents.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical & Operational Leadership

• Oversee daily nursing operations and ensure adequate staffing levels across shifts.
• Apply a holistic and multifaceted approach to planning and delivering care that meets residents’ needs.
• Ensure nursing services comply with all regulations, licensing, and professional standards.
• Conduct regular nursing rounds to identify clinical and service gaps, and implement corrective actions.
• Liaise with doctors, dietitians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to facilitate residents’ care.
• Deputise for the Nurse Manager in their absence and serve as a resource person for Staff Nurses and below.

Staff Supervision & Development

• Plan and schedule work assignments, and assist the Nurse Manager in determining staffing requirements.
• Supervise, guide, and mentor nurses to ensure high standards of practice and service.
• Monitor and evaluate staff performance, providing constructive feedback to the Nurse Manager.
• Conduct performance appraisals and counsel staff on professional conduct and practices.
• Coordinate induction and orientation programmes for new, promoted, or re-designated staff. Provide direct induction support where required.
• Oversee ongoing staff education and training to ensure safe and quality care delivery.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor and evaluate nursing workflows, systems, and processes to drive safe and efficient care.
• Identify and present resident care issues during clinical conferences and other professional platforms.
• Recommend improvements to enhance the quality of care and residents’ satisfaction.

Collaboration & Communication

• Build effective communication and collaboration channels with residents, families, intra- and inter-departmental teams.
• Ensure timely escalation of clinical and service issues to the Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.

Job Requirements

• Degree in a health-related subject or equivalent, OR Post-basic Certificate / Advanced Diploma in a Nursing specialty, OR Diploma in Nursing (recognized by Singapore Nursing Board).
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar leadership position in a medium or large-sized nursing home, OR at least 6 years of nursing experience as a Senior Staff Nurse in an acute or community hospital.
• State Registered Nurse with a valid Practicing Certificate from the Singapore Nursing Board.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a passion for elderly care.

Competency & Proficiency Level

Must Have Competencies

• Social Sector Policy Influence - Level 5
• Organisational Culture Development - Level 5
• Stakeholder Management - Level 5
• Strategy Implementation - Level 5
• Department Performance Management - Level 5
• Business Continuity - Level 5
• Cyber Incident Management - Level 5
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management - Level 5
• Human Resource Strategy Formulation - Level 5
• Budgeting - Level 5
• Marketing Strategy - Level 5

Good to Have Competencies

• Change Management - Level 5
• Ethics, Values and Legislation - Level 5
• Diversity Awareness and Management - Level 5
• Manpower Planning - Level 5
• Strategy Planning - Level 5

Critical Core Skills

• Communication - Advanced
• Influence - Advanced
• Collaboration - Advanced
• Adaptability – Advanced
• Decision Making – Advanced

*Please refer to Technical Skills and Competency (TSCs) and Critical Core Skills (CCSs) in Skills Framework for Social Service Industry via this link SSG | Social Service (skillsfuture.gov.sg)

Location: West Coast, Singapore

Job Type: Monday to Friday

*Salary will be commensurate with experience.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day nursing operations, ensuring high-quality care delivery and smooth workflows.
• Manage staffing levels and deployment based on residents' care needs.
• Lead the implementation and review of nursing policies, procedures, and SOPs.
• Monitor residents' health and ensure timely medical and nursing interventions.
• Conduct regular ward rounds and audits to ensure compliance with nursing standards.
• Oversee infection control, medication management, and emergency response protocols.
• Ensure full compliance with MOH, AIC, and SNB regulatory requirements.
• Prepare documentation and reports for audits, inspections, and accreditation.
• Drive continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives across nursing services.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate nursing staff to ensure performance and professional growth.
• Identify training needs and provide opportunities for continuing education.
• Build strong relationships with residents and families, ensuring their concerns are addressed promptly.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of nursing care, incidents, and resident outcomes.
• Prepare and submit reports to senior management and regulatory authorities.
• Contribute to strategic planning and service development in nursing operations.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by management in support of the Home's objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing or related field.
• Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB).
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant nursing experience, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of geriatric/eldercare nursing, nursing standards, and healthcare regulations.
• Prior experience in eldercare or nursing home setting is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of patient care and nursing practices.
• Good communication skills to interact with residents, staff, and visitors.
• Compassionate and resilient in challenging care situations.
• Comfortable handling wounds, body fluids, and other clinical tasks.
• Willingness to take on additional responsibilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical & Leave Benefit.
• Supportive and conducive work environment.
• Training & Development opportunities.
• Unlimited opportunities to develop and harness your skills across multi-verticals.
• Being part of a noble organization with a strong heritage in community care.

The Nurse Manager leads the nursing team and related healthcare workers in the nursing home. He/She is responsible for the day-to-day operational work flow in the Nursing Department.

• Specific Duties

Attend case management rounds, family conferences to ensure that appropriate care and needs of the patients are rendered as well as to resolve problems and attend to feedbacks.

Perform "on call" duties.

Appraise staff performance and counsel when necessary.

Undertake teaching and resource role in nursing practice for nursing.

Supervise and mentor nurses and all personnel involved in nursing care.

Compile monthly Incidents and Infections statistics as necessary.

Check accuracy of daily in-patient census.

Participate actively in organization meetings.

Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for delivery of services.

• Administration / Management

Commit to best practices and building collegiality within the organization.

Maintain discipline of staff effectively, responsible for their uniform code, punctuality, attendance and adherence to the institute's code of conduct.

Contribute to improving environment of organization via collegial communication.

Conduct performance appraisal according to organization policy.

Promote participation for staff in continuing education and wellness.

Conduct and collate yearly inventory of equipment and condemned items when necessary.

Assist in emergency situations involving patient care.

Conduct monthly ward meeting

• Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in the set up and maintenance of training facilities and resources.

Attend and participate in staff meetings and course evaluation and debrief.

Participate in committee work.

Participate in volunteering activities.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Head of Department.

Job Requirement:

• Degree in Nursing that is recognised by the SNB, or a Post Basic Qualification
• Registration with SNB as a Registered Nurse
• Acute hospital, Community hospital or Nursing Home experienced preferred
• Preferably 5 years of work experience in providing nursing care; and in a nursing supervisory function in respect of the provision of nursing care, at any inpatient ward of a hospital or nursing home
• Good public relations and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Overview

The jobholder is responsible to provide leadership to the nursing team for the expanded program at NUH. The nurse manager is expected to take a leadership role in ensuring the highest quality of nursing care in the community for our families. He/She also has an important responsibility to groom and develop existing nursing staff for leadership roles in the expanded program.

This program has been highly successful in helping underprivileged pregnant mothers deliver a healthy baby and to ensure that the newborn gets the best start in life. Nurses perform a very important role in by facilitating medical care and facilitating compliance with doctors' instructions for our teenage mothers and other underprivileged pregnancies. Nurses perform home visitation to address patients' needs at their home. Nursing team together with our other team members, helping to reduce social inequality and to ensure that the pregnant mothers and their children enjoy the best nursing care possible. The nurse manager will provide guidance and perform a leadership role on the day-to-day basis for the nursing team at . She is expected to lead by example and perform home visits to aid the families on the ground. As such, she is responsible for the efficient and effective functioning of the nursing team at and to ensure that the team works closely with medical social workers, dietitians, care management officers, obstetricians, paediatrics and mental health specialists that are part of .

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Perform home visitation for pregnant mothers enrolled in .
• Ensures compliance to medical and nursing needs of KidSTART families through clinic touchpoints as well as through social media contacts as well as visiting mothers at home.
• Leads, supervises, coaches, counsels, and supports nursing staff to deliver high level of nursing care for our underprivileged mothers many of which has had very challenging backgrounds.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates nursing standards and ensures high quality home visitation in the community.
• Facilitates and guides staff to provide high quality nursing care to pregnant mothers and their existing children.
• Plans and prepares nursing staff roster and assignment.
• Applies understanding of medico-legal matters, coaches and guides her nurses in this area during execution of their nursing duties.
• Collaborates with Nurse Clinicians to develop, implement and evaluate care paths and care plans.
• Manages more complex public relation aspects of the
• Conducts and evaluates nursing audits on nursing care standards and initiates actions for improvement.
• Ensures staff receives proper orientation, appropriate training and evaluates staff competency prior to them functioning independently in their roles.
• Active leadership role in team huddles, multi-disciplinary specialist rounds, and other specialized activities of .
• Provides support and guidance to nursing staff in their daily delivery of care.
• Performs formative and summative assessment of nursing staff and nursing students.
• Acts as a resource person and liaison for clinical, training and service matters.
• Collaborates with Senior Nurse Manager, Nurse Clinicians and Nurse Educators in consistently providing a creative, nurturing learning environment for patients and staff.
• Most importantly, to groom and develop existing staff so that they can upgrade themselves and be promoted to a higher level of competence and staff grade.

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%)

• Appraises and evaluates performance of nursing staff and nursing students in her/his department.
• Prepares, monitors, and reports the ward/department budget and expenditure.
• Leads team in quality improvement projects.
• Conducts quality improvement activities/projects.
• Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse.

Qualification Required and Area of Discipline

Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board and a post- basic qualification in the relevant nursing specialty.

Required Competencies and Capabilities (Skills, Experiences and Professional Licences)

• Registered Nurse with at least 11 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be spent as Nurse Manager II
• Possesses good inter-personal and managerial skills
• Good computer skills and proficient in MS Office applications such as MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Display compassion and have a positive and caring attitude

The Nurse Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, improvements and enhancements of clinical nursing services within the nursing home so as to ensure safe, high quality, efficient and cost-effective care is delivered to residents and their families. He/she will oversee a team of registered and enrolled nurses, nursing aides, healthcare assistants. In addition, he/she will work with multi-disciplinary care providers such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, medical social workers, clinical counsellors and others.

Professional Roles

• Coordinate teamwork in total resident's care with the care staff, delivering quality service to residents, relatives and visitors.

• Identify needs for improvement in delivery of service and standard of care by maintaining direct resident's contact and involvement in resident's care.

• Develops and support team building among care staff during day to day operation and ensuring that effective and co-operative working relationships are maintained.

• Evaluate and maintain standard of service by conducting regular meetings, team discussion, clinical training and guidance, orientation, instruction, re-organization in nursing functions and work process, policies and procedures.

• Demonstrate problem solving skills to resolve problems / conflicts among care staff, residents or their family members Ensure effective and efficient of staff management resources, equipment and other material pertaining to resident's care and the Home

• Interprets policies, procedures objective and standards to constantly motivate staff to perform at their optimal level in day to day operation

• Identify needs for improvement in delivery of services and standards of care by maintaining direct resident contact and involvement in resident's care

Quality

• To effectively coordinate, manage and evaluate the services of the Home, ensuring that high standards of nursing care and resident safety are delivered at all times in accordance with the legal, professional and Nursing Home requirements

• Participate as a member of the health team via attending relevant ward rounds, meetings and team conferences, and involved in discussion of resident-related issues.

• Maintain self-development through continuing education.

Training and Development

• Attending meet-ups with AIC, MOH, and other stakeholders in ensuring the quality, standards and guidelines of the nursing home are maintained and enhanced.

• Collaborates with the Nurse Educator in identifying training needs of the staff.

• Collaborates with students and undergraduates in Projects/Learning Experiential in Geriatric Setting

Administration

• Assessment and coordinating of residents for new admission referral and prior discharge from hospitalization

• Oversee the staff planning roster to ensure sufficient of staff coverage in accordance to the effectiveness of delivering quality nursing care to the residents

• Direct the formulation and implementation of policies, procedures and standard of practice

• Responsible to supervision, evaluation and disciplining the performance of all staff within scope of responsibility

• Assesses the educational and appraisal performance needs of employees in collaboration with ADON and Registered Nurses

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with existing and enhanced regulatory and licensing requirements.
• Oversee the efficient and safe day-to-day operations within nursing homes as well as monitor and enforce compliance to operational SOP and policies.
• Track and review Nursing key performance indicators and continuously identify areas of improvements and gaps.
• Lead and/or participate in various quality and continuous improvement projects to improve care standards.
• Collaborate with other members of the care team to provide and achieve the best outcomes to residents
• Manpower budget planning and control
• Participate in recruitment, selection, orientation, training and performance management of care staff
• Oversee, track and report on status and progress of projects assigned that could involve the setting up of new facilities, work processes or programmes.
• Researching and drawing up proposals for management review
• Involvement in other areas of the company's business as necessary from time to time

Requirements:-

• Possess a degree or Advanced diploma in Nursing
• Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board
• At least 5 years of clinical with management experience
• Willing to work in Marsiling, Clementi, Simei or Balestier branch
• Strong project management skills and experience
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with constant deadlines.
• Able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Good communication skills and team player