Nurse Educator

Mediclinic; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare group in Cape Town seeks an Educator to facilitate Higher Education and Training programmes for healthcare practitioners. The role involves ensuring compliance with standards, designing learning material, and coordinating student processes. Candidates must be registered Professional Nurses with relevant postgraduate qualifications and at least 5 years of experience in nursing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Professional Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Higher Education & Training and AHA standards.
• Design and assess learning material and interventions.
• Facilitate learning process, including theoretical and clinical facilitation.
• Coordinate and administrate student-related processes.

Skills

Competence in compilation procedures

Nursing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Understanding of learning and development quality management

Adult Learning Principles

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Professional Nurse (SANC Registered)

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education (SANC Registered)

Master’s Degree in Nursing or currently enrolled

Assessor and Moderator (SANC Registered)

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

Role

Main purpose of job The Educator presents and facilitates Higher Education and Training programmes and courses for Mediclinic students and employees to acquire competence as independent healthcare practitioners. They provide both classroom and practical staff training.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Higher Education & Training and American Heart Association (AHA) standards
• Design and assess learning material and interventions
• Facilitate learning process, including theoretical and clinical facilitation
• Coordinate and administrate student-related processes

Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Professional Nurse (SANC Registered)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education (SANC Registered)
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or currently enrolled
• Assessor and Moderator (SANC Registered)

DESIRED EDUCATION

• Postgraduate Diploma in a Nursing Speciality
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Administration

Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• 5 years’ experience as a Professional Nurse

Desired Experience

• N/A

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Demonstrate competence in compilation procedures
• Nursing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Mediclinic Training and Nursing Policies and Procedures
• Group facilitation tools, techniques and best practices
• Understanding of learning and development quality management
• Blooms taxonomy of assessment and evaluation
• Adult Learning Principles
• Mentoring and coaching
• Scholarly skills
• Assessment and Moderation
• Education, Training and other relevant healthcare related legislation and its application within Mediclinic training environment