Clinical Facilitator - Theatre

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBThe Clinical Facilitator plans and facilitates identified training and development interventions to ensure competency of all staff. They can be allocated to a specialist unit (e.g. the ICU) or work across the nursing units of a hospital.KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREASDevelop the competence of all nursing staff.Ensure the correct application of nursing procedures and policies.Identify training needs to guide the development of appropriate clinical training interventions.Promote a culture of continuous professional development.Required EducationESSENTIAL EDUCATIONProfessional Nurse qualification, and Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education OR 3 years experience as a mentor, andPostgraduate Diploma in Nursing if a Clinical Facilitator in a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing) and a certificate of competence in Generic Assessment (Assessor course)Required ExperienceESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital1 year of mentor experienceRequired Job Skills And KnowledgeContinuous improvement methodologiesFacilitation skillsAssessment skillsRelevant legislationInfection prevention and controlComputer literacy (MS Office package)Nursing processes and proceduresClinical risk management