Clinical Facilitator

Mediclinic; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic in South Africa seeks a Clinical Facilitator to plan and facilitate clinical education, ensuring nursing staff competency across units. You will coordinate training, mentor junior staff, and align programmes with hospital policies.

The role requires professional nursing qualifications with postgraduate credentials and a commitment to infection control, patient safety and continuous development across the team.

Qualifications

• Professional Nurse qualification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education are required.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if acting as Clinical Facilitator in a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing).
• Certificate of competence in Generic Assessment (Assessor course) is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop 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.

Skills

Facilitation skills

Assessment skills

Continuous improvement methodologies

Infection prevention and control

Computer literacy

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

Certificate of competence in Generic Assessment

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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 JOB

The 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 AREAS

• Develop 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 Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

Professional Nurse qualification, and Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education OR 3 years experience as a mentor, and Postgraduate 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 Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
• 1 year of mentor experience

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Facilitation skills
• Assessment skills
• Relevant legislation
• Infection prevention and control
• Computer literacy (MS Office package)
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Clinical risk management