Clinical Facilitator

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.

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)

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

3 years of Professional Nurse experience in a hospital

1 year of mentor experience

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.