Job Description
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
- Professional Nurse qualification
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education OR 3 years experience as a mentor
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if a Clinical Facilitator in a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)
- Certificate of competence in Generic Assessment (Assessor course)