Clinical Facilitator - ICU

Mediclinic; Durban; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare group in Durban is seeking a Clinical Facilitator to enhance the skills of nursing staff. The ideal candidate must have a Professional Nurse qualification and relevant postgraduate education. Responsibilities include planning training programs, ensuring policy adherence, and promoting professional development among nurses. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to quality patient care and continuous improvement in a reputable healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Professional Nurse qualification with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education or 3 years as a mentor.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing for Clinical Facilitator role in a specialist unit.

Responsibilities

• Develop the competence of all nursing staff.
• Ensure correct application of nursing procedures and policies.
• Identify training needs for clinical training interventions.
• Promote a culture of continuous professional development.

Skills

Continuous improvement methodologies

Facilitation skills

Assessment skills

Relevant legislation

Infection prevention and control

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Nursing processes and procedures

Clinical risk management

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education

Certificate of competence in Generic Assessment

Job description

Overview

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.

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.

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.

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