Clinical Skills Facilitator, Paediatrics

***CV's WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. HSE APPLICATION FORMS ONLY***

The Clinical Skills Facilitator Paediatrics (Clinical Nurse Manager 2) will:

Design, develop and deliver classroom, on line and clinical learning education that supports and develops nurses in the Paediatric department to deliver evidence based quality nursing care.

· Educate all nursing staff and allied staff, including the introduction and orientation of new staff to the speciality and maintain an effective learning environment.

· Identify the educational needs within the Paediatric Department in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Manager 3, Nursing Practice Development Unit and Nurse Education centre.

· Maintain a mechanism of recording and co-ordinating ongoing education.

· Act as a preceptor/ mentor and coach to nursing staff and other allied professionals.

· Assess, Plan, Organise, Supervise, Evaluate and Monitor quality nursing standards and foster advanced evidence based clinical practice and clinical learning environment.

· Foster staff empowerment and increase autonomy over learning.

· Co-ordinate, support and evaluate clinical placements for undergraduate and post graduate students.

· Assist all nursing personnel to maintain high levels of competence by enabling them to identify their professional goals, provide feedback, and facilitate achievement of personal development outcomes.

Support and participate in clinical audit within the hospital and promote same within the assigned department.