Psychiatric Nurse at The Oleaster

Job Summary

We are seeking a committed and clinically skilled Registered Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team at The Oleaster in Lagos. The ideal candidate will be passionate about patient-centred care, professional growth, and contributing to a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality nursing care to all patients, ensuring duties are appropriately delegated and junior staff are effectively supervised
• Conduct thorough assessments for assigned patient groups and all new admissions, ensuring accurate documentation and timely updates
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate individualised care plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and relevant external agencies
• Provide personal nursing care, including washing, bathing, dressing, and the use of clinical equipment such as hoists, catheters, subcutaneous infusion devices, wound-care materials, and pressure-relief systems
• Administer psychotropic and other prescribed medications, monitor effects, document observations, and educate patients on medication use and compliance
• Provide crisis intervention during acute psychological or behavioural episodes
• Orient newly admitted patients to the facility's rules, principles, and expectations, ensuring understanding and adherence
• Ensure all required admission documents are thoroughly completed and signed by patients and relatives where applicable
• Support physicians during physical examinations; obtain medical, psychiatric, social, and family histories; and collect necessary specimens for laboratory investigations
• Conduct daily observations to identify, interpret, and document physical and emotional status, including high-risk behaviours such as suicidality or aggression
• Perform and interpret Urine Drug Tests for all patients when required and ensure proper documentation
• Maintain accurate patient counts during every handover