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.

To support a comprehensive, professional and integrated care expert service to patients in collaboration with the internal internal and external healthcare teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

1. Develop the competence of all nursing staff.
2. Ensure the correct application of nursing procedures and policies.
3. Identify training needs to guide the development of appropriate clinical training interventions.
4. Promote a culture of continuous professional development.
5. Drive patient clinical efficiency in collaboration with the Clinica and Nursing team prior to admission, during hospitalisation and post discharge.
6. Support an integrated healthcare service by liasing and coordinating services with clinician offices and external healthcare providers.
7. Fullfil a patient lisison role throughout the delivery of the Care Expert product.
8. Ensure effective communication and empowerment around value based care within the units.

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)

Theatre - , ICU- , IPC - or Coding qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital

1 year of mentor experience

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE