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Mediclinic Southern Africa is a private hospital group operating in South Africa and Namibia focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. We place science at the heart of our care process by striving to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard. The group currently operates 53 private hospitals and five day clinics throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with more than 8 000 beds in total.
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
